Statistics released by the Lebanese Ministry of Industry convey a 52.67% annual contraction in the number of industrial decisions to 133 during the first half of 2020, down from 281 during that same period in 2019 and 524 in H2-2019. The Mount Lebanon region accounted for the lion’s share (49.62%) of industrial decisions issued in H1-2020, followed by the Bekaa & Hermel (17.29%) and Nabatieh (12.78%) regions. Furthermore, the statistics unveil that 26.32% of industrial decisions were geared towards warnings, settlements, or the reopening of plants, while 20.30% were channeled to rejection of establishment license/closure purposes. Sector-wise, the food products industry accounted for the bulk (35.34%) of industrial decisions issued during the first half of the year 2020, followed by the extraction & distribution of water (21.80%) and mining & quarrying products (7.52%) industries. Finally, industrial decisions falling under Category 4 represented 60.90% of issued industrial decisions by June, followed by Category 3 (18.80%) and Category 2 (16.54%), only to name a few.