Lebanon

BMI View: Lebanon will find it hard to sustain the 2009 level of outperformance, in terms of real GDP growth, but as long as there is no further conflict with Israel, it will be among... 2010-08-31

The marriage of convenience between the reformist March 14 and March 8 parties has worked surprisingly well, but things could come to a head now that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon... 2010-08-31

BMI View: The Syrian government has been pushing ahead with economic agreements with neighbouring Egypt and Lebanon in order to strengthen its position in the Middle East. We maintain... 2010-07-19

The Lebanese government plans to grant an approval to an oil law to 'safeguard Lebanon's oil and gas interests in the Mediterranean'. The move comes in response to the Israeli national... 2010-06-28

BMI View: The position of Hizbullah and its Syrian allies in Lebanon is strengthening, which is bad news for long term stability, and puts Lebanon on the wrong side of Israel, Saudi... 2010-06-22

BMI View: Lebanon will see strong growth, with gradual debt and budget deficit reduction over the next few years. However, a renewed conflict with Israel could derail all the good news.... 2010-06-18

The results of the last round of municipal elections on May 30 in northern Lebanon are broadly similar to the June 2009 parliamentary elections, albeit with some exceptions in the Akkar... 2010-06-01