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Lebanon 2024 Household Goods Market: Unfavourable Economic Conditions Hinder International Brand Expansion

Consumer & Retail / Lebanon / Fri 09 Feb, 2024

Key View: In Lebanon, the market for household goods, furniture and home improvement is fragmented, with a relatively strong presence of regional players. Compared with the clothing segment, for instance, regional brands have a much smaller presence in this market and tend to be more at the upper-end segments. In the high-end household goods

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Lebanon's Inflation Will Reach Highest Post-War Level In 2023

Country Risk / Lebanon / Wed 26 Apr, 2023

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  • We expect that Lebanon’s inflation will accelerate from 171.2% in 2022 to a nearly four decade-high of 255% in 2023.
  • Additional hike in custom tariffs, weaker currency and absence of price control will keep inflationary pressures elevated throughout the remainder of 2023.
  • Risks to our forecast are significant given the elevated
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Lebanon 2023 Consumer Outlook: Soaring Inflation And Fragile Political Climate Hamper Full Spending Recovery

Consumer & Retail / Lebanon / Fri 04 Nov, 2022

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  • We forecast real household spending in Lebanon will grow by 3.0% y-o-y over 2023, an improvement from the moderate growth rate of 1.2% recorded in 2022, and 12.0% contraction in 2021. This will be supported by the introduction of cash transfers to vulnerable households and solid remittance inflows as more Lebanese move abroad to
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Risks Of A Presidential Vacuum And Delays To IMF Deal Completion Continue Lebanon's Healthcare Collapse

Infrastructure / Lebanon / Mon 03 Oct, 2022

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  • Further failures to elect a new head of state ahead of the end of President Michel Aoun’s term with no obvious compromise candidate at present are expected to result in exacerbation of acute disruptions to healthcare provisions.
  • Delays in IMF negotiations will continue to dampen recovery efforts of Lebanon’s healthcare sector.
  • T
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Lebanon Set For Second Highest Inflation Rate Globally In 2022

Country Risk / Lebanon / Wed 10 Aug, 2022

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  • At Fitch Solutions we forecast Lebanon’s inflation will average 178.0% in 2022 up from 154.8% in 2021, making it the second highest rate globally after Sudan.
  • This marks an upward revision from our previous forecast of 155.7%, as we now foresee stronger inflationary pressures in H222 from the adjustment of the telecommunication
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