Using Lebanon's Large Capital Inflows to Foster Sustainable Long-Term Growth

This report aims to provide a diagnostic of the Lebanese economy and policy advice to a broad audience. To that effect, an analysis of the dynamics of foreign inflows and of the economy over the past decades is undertaken. Specifically, this report...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Public Sector Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCUMULATION OF RESERVES AGGREGATE DEMAND ASSET DIVERSIFICATION ASSETS BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET BANK CREDITS BANK CURRENCY BANK SECRECY BANKING REGULATION BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTORS BANKING SYSTEM BENEFICIARIES BONDS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET DEFICITS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL GAINS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CD CENTRAL BANK CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS CHECKS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CREDIBILITY CREDITOR CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS DEBT DEBT REDUCTIONS DEBTOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DISTORTIONS DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC BANKING SYSTEM DOMESTIC BANKS DOMESTIC CURRENCY DOMESTIC INTEREST RATE DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRICES DUTCH DISEASE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE EMERGING ECONOMIES EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE REGIME EXOGENOUS FACTORS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPOSURE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL ENGINEERING FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INFLOWS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL OPENNESS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL AUTHORITIES FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FIXED CAPITAL FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE FLOWS OF CAPITAL FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INFLOWS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN TRADE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HOLDING HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORT IMPORTS INCOME INFLATION INFLATION TAX INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE SPREAD INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL INTEREST INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOB CREATION LABOR MARKET LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS LIBERALIZATION LIQUID INSTRUMENTS LOAN LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL MARKET LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY MARKET DEVELOPMENT MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY MORAL HAZARD NATIONAL SAVING OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OPEN ECONOMY OPPORTUNITY COSTS OUTPUT OUTPUT GAP POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL SYSTEM PORTFOLIO POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SERIES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SAVING PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC DEFICIT PUBLIC DEFICITS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SAVING PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES REAL ESTATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE REFORM PROGRAM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REMITTANCES RESERVES RETURNS RISK SHARING RULE OF LAW SAVINGS SAVINGS RATES SHORT-TERM CAPITAL SHORT-TERM DEBT SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS STABILIZATION OF EXCHANGE RATE STOCK EXCHANGE STRONG CONFIDENCE STRUCTURAL REFORMS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX POLICIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE SECTORS TRANSACTION TREASURY TREASURY BILLS VALUATION VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT
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