Lebanon Economic Monitor, Spring 2014 : A Sluggish Economy in a Highly Volatile Environment

Lebanon faces serious challenges from a volatile security environment and spillovers from the ongoing Syrian conflict which pose serious risks to an already fragile internal political situation. Security incidents have become increasingly more common and the volatile security environment is we...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AGGREGATE DEMAND ARREARS ASSET BASE ASSET CLASS ASSET CLASSES ASSET GROWTH ASSET MANAGEMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK EQUITY BANK RATE BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BASIS POINTS BUDGET DEFICIT CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL INFLOW CASH FLOWS CASH MANAGEMENT CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CIVIL WAR COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONFIDENCE INDEX CONFIDENCE INDICES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CPI CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATINGS CREDIT RISK DEBT DEBT ACCUMULATION DEBT OUTSTANDING DEBT SERVICING DEBT SERVICING COSTS DEBTS DECISION MAKING DEFICITS DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT DEVELOPMENT BANK DISBURSEMENT DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC PRICES DURABLES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SITUATION EMERGING MARKETS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENFORCEABILITY ENVIRONMENTS EQUITY ISSUES EQUITY MARKET EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSIONARY MONETARY POLICY EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORTER EXPOSURE EXPROPRIATION FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FEE INCOME FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL POLICY FOOD PRICES FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN HOLDINGS FUND MANAGERS FUNGIBLE FUTURES GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCES GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROWTH RATE HOLDING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INFLATION INFLATION INDICES INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATES INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNATIONAL INTEREST INTERNATIONAL RATING AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INTERPOLATION INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT GUIDELINES INVESTMENT HORIZON INVESTMENT HORIZONS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT STRATEGY INVESTOR CONFIDENCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS LIQUIDITY RISK LOAN LOCAL CURRENCY LONG-TERM INVESTMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET VALUE METALS MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY MORTGAGE NATURAL RESOURCE OIL OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OUTPUT OUTPUT GAP PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PERMANENT INCOME HYPOTHESIS PERSONAL INCOME POLICY DECISIONS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY POLITICAL UPHEAVAL PORTFOLIOS PRICE INDEXES PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC DEBT RATES OF RETURN REAL ESTATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESERVE FUND RESERVE FUNDS RESERVES RETURNS RISK AVERSION RISK FACTORS RISK PREMIUM RULE OF LAW SAVINGS SECURITY RISKS SHORT-TERM LIQUIDITY SKILLED WORKERS SOVEREIGN DEBT SOVEREIGN RATINGS SOVEREIGN RISK SPOT PRICE STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK INDEX STOCK MARKET STOCKS TAX TAX REVENUE TELECOMMUNICATIONS THEORETICAL MODELS TRADE DEFICIT TRADE SECTORS TRADING TRADING VALUE TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TREASURY BILLS TREASURY NOTE UNEMPLOYMENT VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT WITHDRAWAL WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/24412473/lebanon-economic-monitor-sluggish-economy-highly-volatile-environment-spring-2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21968

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Summary:	Lebanon faces serious challenges from a volatile security environment and spillovers from the ongoing Syrian conflict which pose serious risks to an already fragile internal political situation. Security incidents have become increasingly more common and the volatile security environment is weakening consumer and investor sentiments and adversely affecting tourism, a central contributor to economic growth and employment in Lebanon. The influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon persists, with officially registered refugees reaching close to 1 million (i.e., 21.6 percent of Lebanon’s pre-conflict population), which poses significant fiscal, health and educational challenges.

Lebanon Economic Monitor, Spring 2014 : A Sluggish Economy in a Highly Volatile Environment

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