Lebanon News News Lebanon » Economy: ANALYSIS: What Lebanon must do to win back Gulf investment
A reopened Saudi market and returning Emirati visitors offer a route towards trade, tourism and investment, but Lebanon still has to prove that diplomatic confidence can survive war, weak institutions ...
News Lebanon » Economy: A Conversation with Lebanon's Minister of Finance, H.E. Yassine Jaber
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion with Lebanon's Minister of Finance, H.E. Yassine Jaber.
News Lebanon » Economy: Lebanon’s economy struggles under renewed war and global fuel crisis
Beirut, Lebanon – Shortly after Mario Habib opened his barber shop in 2006, a war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah. Twenty years on, he's living through another war. The shop has become a ...
News Lebanon » Economy: World Bank projects 6.4% contraction for Lebanon’s economy
The World Bank said the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has severely disrupted Lebanon's fragile recovery, predicting a 6.4% contraction in the economy.
News Lebanon » Economy: War deals heavy blow to Lebanon's economy, disrupts recovery efforts
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Damaged vehicles are seen following an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in Choueifat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, on May ...
News Lebanon » Economy: War worsens Lebanon's economic crisis with job losses, price gouging and slow business
CHIYAH, Lebanon — Ayman al-Zain watched on a recent afternoon as a bulldozer cleared the rubble of what used to be his sports clothing store, which was one of dozens of buildings destroyed in Israeli ...
News Lebanon » Economy: World Bank projects war-hit Lebanon’s economy to contract by 6.4 percent
Lebanon's economy is projected to shrink by 6.4 percent this year as conflict turns a brief post-crisis recovery into a sharp downturn, says the World Bank. The global lender's Summer 2026 Lebanon ...
News Lebanon » Economy: Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah?
The United States has floated a proposal for an economic zone in southern Lebanon in what analysts tell Al Jazeera is a far-fetched and poorly thought-out plan to incentivise the Lebanese government ...
News Lebanon » Economy: Northern Lebanon airport revival brings economic hope for the region
Beirut, Lebanon – On June 6, Lebanon’s second airport received a flight carrying a number of officials, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. For decades, Lebanon has had to rely on what was the ...