Lebanon’s inflation rate has surged to 17.3% as rising oil prices, import costs, and regional instability push food, transport, and housing expenses sharply higher.
Lebanon’s war-hit hotel sector faces collapsing bookings, soaring unemployment, and a bleak summer tourism season amid persistent insecurity and displacement.
Lebanon’s economy grew modestly in 2025 amid fragile reforms, recovering tourism, and persistent structural, financial, and regional challenges nationwide overall.
Lebanon forfeits €494 million in international loans after donor withdrawal, canceling 6 infrastructure projects amid default, crisis, and war.
Lebanon risks losing competitiveness in the U.S. market as Washington considers tariff penalties linked to trade with Iran.
