The value of shares traded on the Beirut Stock Exchange increased by 18.75% annually to $487.23 million in the first eleven months of 2023, up from $410.28 million in the same period in 2022.

The face value of opened letters of credit came in more than five times higher y-o-y at LBP 1,987.50 billion during the first eight months of 2023 up from LBP 388.30 billion during the same period in 2022.

The liquid foreign reserve assets of the Central Bank stood at $9.00 billion as at mid-November 2023, up from $8.93 billion a fortnight earlier.