Lebanon Economic Monitor, Spring 2014 : A Sluggish Economy in a Highly Volatile Environment

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作者：

World Bank

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21968

关键词：

ACCOUNTING;  ACCOUNTING STANDARDS;  AGGREGATE DEMAND;  ARREARS;  ASSET BASE;  ASSET CLASS;  ASSET CLASSES;  ASSET GROWTH;  ASSET MANAGEMENT;  BALANCE OF PAYMENT;  BALANCE OF PAYMENTS;  BANK EQUITY;  BANK RATE;  BANKING SECTOR;  BANKING SYSTEM;  BASIS POINTS;  BUDGET DEFICIT;  CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS;  CAPITAL GOODS;  CAPITAL INFLOW;  CASH FLOWS;  CASH MANAGEMENT;  CENTRAL BANK;  CENTRAL BANKS;  CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS;  CIVIL WAR;  COLLATERAL;  COMMERCIAL BANK;  COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS;  COMMERCIAL BANKS;  COMMODITY;  COMMODITY PRICE;  COMMODITY PRICES;  CONFIDENCE INDEX;  CONFIDENCE INDICES;  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST;  CONSUMPTION PATTERNS;  CONTINGENT LIABILITIES;  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;  CPI;  CREDIT RATING;  CREDIT RATINGS;  CREDIT RISK;  DEBT;  DEBT ACCUMULATION;  DEBT OUTSTANDING;  DEBT SERVICING;  DEBT SERVICING COSTS;  DEBTS;  DECISION MAKING;  DEFICITS;  DEPOSIT;  DEPOSITS;  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;  DEVELOPING COUNTRY;  DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT;  DEVELOPMENT BANK;  DISBURSEMENT;  DOMESTIC BANKING;  DOMESTIC PRICES;  DURABLES;  ECONOMIC ACTIVITY;  ECONOMIC CONDITIONS;  ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES;  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS;  ECONOMIC GROWTH;  ECONOMIC SITUATION;  EMERGING MARKETS;  EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE;  ENFORCEABILITY;  ENVIRONMENTS;  EQUITY ISSUES;  EQUITY MARKET;  EXCHANGE RATE;  EXCHANGE RATES;  EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE;  EXPANSIONARY MONETARY POLICY;  EXPENDITURE;  EXPENDITURES;  EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS;  EXPORTER;  EXPOSURE;  EXPROPRIATION;  FEDERAL RESERVE;  FEDERAL RESERVE BANK;  FEE INCOME;  FINANCIAL ASSETS;  FINANCIAL INSTITUTION;  FINANCIAL MARKET;  FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS;  FINANCIAL MARKETS;  FINANCIAL SECTOR;  FINANCIAL SYSTEM;  FISCAL DEFICIT;  FISCAL DEFICITS;  FISCAL POLICY;  FOOD PRICES;  FOREIGN CAPITAL;  FOREIGN CURRENCY;  FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT;  FOREIGN EXCHANGE;  FOREIGN HOLDINGS;  FUND MANAGERS;  FUNGIBLE;  FUTURES;  GOVERNMENT BUDGET;  GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES;  GOVERNMENT FINANCES;  GOVERNMENT REVENUE;  GOVERNMENT REVENUES;  GOVERNMENT SPENDING;  GROWTH RATE;  HOLDING;  HUMAN CAPITAL;  INCOME INEQUALITY;  INFLATION;  INFLATION INDICES;  INFLATION RATE;  INFLATION RATES;  INFLATIONARY PRESSURES;  INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY;  INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS;  INTEREST INCOME;  INTEREST RATES;  INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY;  INTERNAL AUDIT;  INTERNATIONAL INTEREST;  INTERNATIONAL RATING AGENCIES;  INTERNATIONAL RESERVES;  INTERPOLATION;  INVESTING;  INVESTMENT ACTIVITY;  INVESTMENT CORPORATION;  INVESTMENT FUND;  INVESTMENT FUNDS;  INVESTMENT GUIDELINES;  INVESTMENT HORIZON;  INVESTMENT HORIZONS;  INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO;  INVESTMENT STRATEGIES;  INVESTMENT STRATEGY;  INVESTOR CONFIDENCE;  LABOR FORCE;  LABOR MARKET;  LABOR MARKETS;  LACK OF TRANSPARENCY;  LIQUIDITY;  LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS;  LIQUIDITY RISK;  LOAN;  LOCAL CURRENCY;  LONG-TERM INVESTMENT;  MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT;  MACROECONOMIC POLICY;  MARKET CAPITALIZATION;  MARKET VALUE;  METALS;  MONETARY FUND;  MONETARY POLICY;  MONEY SUPPLY;  MORTGAGE;  NATURAL RESOURCE;  OIL;  OIL PRICE;  OIL PRICES;  OUTPUT;  OUTPUT GAP;  PENSION;  PENSION FUND;  PENSION FUNDS;  PERMANENT INCOME HYPOTHESIS;  PERSONAL INCOME;  POLICY DECISIONS;  POLICY INSTRUMENTS;  POLICY MAKERS;  POLITICAL ECONOMY;  POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY;  POLITICAL UPHEAVAL;  PORTFOLIOS;  PRICE INDEXES;  PRICE VOLATILITY;  PRIVATE CONSUMPTION;  PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT;  PUBLIC DEBT;  RATES OF RETURN;  REAL ESTATE;  REAL EXCHANGE RATE;  REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT;  RENEWABLE RESOURCES;  RESERVE FUND;  RESERVE FUNDS;  RESERVES;  RETURNS;  RISK AVERSION;  RISK FACTORS;  RISK PREMIUM;  RULE OF LAW;  SAVINGS;  SECURITY RISKS;  SHORT-TERM LIQUIDITY;  SKILLED WORKERS;  SOVEREIGN DEBT;  SOVEREIGN RATINGS;  SOVEREIGN RISK;  SPOT PRICE;  STOCK EXCHANGE;  STOCK INDEX;  STOCK MARKET;  STOCKS;  TAX;  TAX REVENUE;  TELECOMMUNICATIONS;  THEORETICAL MODELS;  TRADE DEFICIT;  TRADE SECTORS;  TRADING;  TRADING VALUE;  TRANSPARENCY;  TREASURY;  TREASURY BILLS;  TREASURY NOTE;  UNEMPLOYMENT;  VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT;  WITHDRAWAL;  WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2014

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

Lebanon faces serious challenges froma volatile security environment and spilloversfrom the ongoing Syrian conflict which poseserious risks to an already fragile internalpolitical situation. Security incidents have becomeincreasingly more common and the volatile securityenvironment is weakening consumer and investorsentiments and adversely affecting tourism, a centralcontributor to economic growth and employment inLebanon. The influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanonpersists, with officially registered refugees reachingclose to 1 million (i.e., 21.6 percent of Lebanon'spre-conflict population), which poses significantfiscal, health and educational challenges.