The number of passengers travelling via the Beirut International Airport fell by 11.72% y-o-y in the first eight months of 2024 to 4.42 million, down from 5.01 million passengers a year earlier.
The Caretaker Minister of Finance recently submitted to the government the draft budget law for the year 2025 targeting a deficit of LBP 17,567 billion.
The surface area of construction permits in Lebanon came in 21.57% higher year-on-year during the first eight months of 2024 at 3,402,054 sqm compared to 2,798,472 sqm in the same period last year.