World Bank2015-12-142015-12-142015-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23338The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Its coverage ranges from the macro-economy to financial markets to indicators of human welfare and development. It is intended for a wide audience, including policy makers, business leaders, financial market participants, and the community of analysts and professionals engaged in Lebanon.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOMONETARY POLICYHOLDINGINTEREST INCOMEGOVERNMENT FINANCESDEPOSITSREPAYMENT CAPACITYFINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTSPHARMACISTSINTERESTLAWSGOVERNMENT FUNDINGGOVERNMENT REVENUESINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSHEALTH CAREEXPORTERSREVENUESFISCAL POLICYBACK PAINLOANASSET RATIOLIFE EXPECTANCYHOSPITALIZATIONMARKET PARTICIPANTSLABOR MARKETOIL PRICESCAPITAL NOTECURRENCYCOMMERCIAL BANKTRANCHESFINANCESDEBT OUTSTANDINGEMERGING MARKETVIOLENCEDEBTMARKETSINFLATION RATEPUBLIC FINANCESETTLEMENTBUDGET DEFICITSCREENINGDEBT SERVICEMORTALITYLEGAL FRAMEWORKBANK POLICYMARKET ECONOMIESBANKING SECTORFISCAL DEFICITDEPOSITORSFEDERAL RESERVEINTEREST PAYMENTSGOODAGEDTRANSPARENCYSOVEREIGN RISKFUTURECOUNTRY RISKSFIXED CAPITALCONFLICTS OF INTERESTLENDER OF LAST RESORTTREASURY BILLSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURECAPITALIZATIONISSUANCEDECISION MAKINGCERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITSMEASUREMENTREFUGEESCOMMERCIAL INVESTMENTSLOCAL CURRENCYMARKET RISKPUBLIC DEBTTREASURYINTERNETCREDIT RISKWEIGHTPHYSICIANSCHILDRENEUROBONDHOST COUNTRYCOMMERCIAL BANKSJUDICIAL PERFORMANCEINTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALLENDINGMEDICINESRISK AVERSIONHOSPITALSPUBLIC SPENDINGREMITTANCESLABOR MARKETSCOMMODITY PRICESLIABILITIESARREARSLIQUID ASSETSSHORT-TERM LIQUIDITYWASTETERRORISMDEFICITDEPOSITRISKSBASIS POINTSNPLPEOPLESTROKEPRIVATE LENDINGSTOCKPREVENTIONGOVERNMENT SPENDINGMONEY SUPPLYINTEREST RATEMORBIDITYEXCHANGEBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBANKING SYSTEMLIQUIDITYMATURITY STRUCTUREHEALTHINTERNATIONAL INTERESTTAXHYPERTENSIONRESERVEINFLATIONASSET POSITIONLIQUID ASSETLENDERPUBLIC HEALTHBUDGETCENTRAL BANKMATURITYDIABETESJUDICIAL INDEPENDENCETELECOMMUNICATIONSPATIENTSPRIMARY MARKETPUBLIC FUNDSHOST COUNTRIESCONTRACTSTRADINGAGINGINTEREST RATESNURSESOBSERVATIONMARKETINGRETURNCOMMERCIAL BANK LOANSBUSINESS CYCLELOANSRESERVESFINANCEPUBLIC INVESTMENTEXPENDITURECONFIDENCE INDICESUNEMPLOYMENTEQUITYSOVEREIGN DEBTFOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVESWORKERSTRANCHEMARKET INDEXBUDGETSPURCHASING POWERHEALTH OUTCOMESREPAYMENTEXPENDITURESBIDSPROPERTYCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITT-BILLBALANCE SHEETINJURIESMARKETFOREIGN EXCHANGEPRIMARY HEALTH CARECOMMUNICABLE DISEASESINTERESTSDEBT MARKETGOODSINVESTORBANK LOANSSECURITYFINANCIAL MARKETEQUITY MARKETSSTOCKSINVESTMENTSTOCK EXCHANGESHAREINVESTMENT CLIMATEFINANCIAL MARKETSCAPITAL INFLOWSREVENUEINVESTMENTSINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYSTRATEGYEXCHANGE RATEFAMILIESREGISTRATIONPROFITSIMPLEMENTATIONHEALTH SERVICESGUARANTEESMALL BUSINESSESSWAPReportWorld Bank10.1596/23338