The surface area of construction permits in Lebanon rose by 18.51% y-o-y in the first half of 2025 to just above 3.69 million sqm by end of June compared to around 3.11 million sqm a year earlier.

Beirut Port freight activity rose by 15.77% annually during the first five months of the current year to 2,550 thousand tons up from 2,202 thousand tons a year earlier.