Posted By
Najib
Jul 20, 2017 10:30
The newly approved VAT increase from 10% to 11% will have a negative impact on all Lebanese as it will lead to an increase in living expenses and a decrease in the purchase power. Some are suggesting that the 1% increase will eventually lead to a 5 to 7% increase in the prices of goods, which means that consumers will feel poorer. Consequently, businesses will start to struggle as well as consumers will start spending…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 01, 2016 04:23
Public trust in politicians has improved once again since last year as ranking improved by two spots from last year according to the 2016/2017 Global Competitiveness Report. I have no idea how this is happening to be honest with the garbage crisis and the level of corruption that we've reached in the last couple of years. Lebanon still globally ranks 101st out of 138 countries and was ranked third-worse in terms of government debt .…
Economics
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Economics
9 years ago
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Economics
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Economics
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Critiques
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Economics
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Update: BDL governor Riad Salameh denied some media reports that the Americans had urged him during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington to reduce the number of banks operating in the ...
Economics
10 years ago
I was reading on Liberation that the French are more pessimistic about their economic future than Palestinians, then I noticed Lebanese feel the same. There’s no doubt that the economic situation is bad in Lebanon, ...
Economics
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