BANQUE DU LIBAN'S RESERVES IN THE FIRST HALF OF JULY 2010
Banque Du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet depicts a 1.22% ($369.77 million) bi-weekly expansion in Lebanon’s foreign assets (foreign currency reserves) portfolio to $30.72 billion in the first half of July 2010.
PAYMENT CARDS THROUGH MAY 2010
The number of payment cards in Lebanon (debit and credit cards) rose by an annual 3.42% to 1,669,082 cards in the first five months of 2010.
TAX-FREE SHOPPING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2010
According to the Global Blue’s “Insights Into Tourist Spending” report, Lebanon’s tax-free spending rose by 28% y-o-y in the first half of 2010.
NEW CAR SALES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2010
According to the Association of Automobile Importers (AAI), new car sales in Lebanon rose by 10.16% yo- y to 3,330 vehicles during the month of June 2010.
SAUDI ARABIA’S NON-OIL EXPORTS IN APRIL 2010
According to the Central Departments of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rose by 7.87% on an annual basis to SAR 9.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in April 2010.
CONSUMER SENTIMENT IN JULY 2010
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell by 12.50% to 66.5 in July 2010, its lowest level since August 2009.
