by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Sep 23, 2024 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Takeaways: Lebanon is extremely dependent on imports: the country’s import-to-GDP ratio reached 91.4% in 2023. The import bill is heavily skewed toward luxury items, with precious stones and gold comprising 14% of total imports. Imports of essential goods and...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Aug 20, 2024 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Finders and Implications for Aid Actors : The key findings summarized below point towards the promise of measuring ISP as a measure of household vulnerability in Lebanon. The next, and final report in this series will draw on a third round of data collection to...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Aug 14, 2024 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Introduction: Hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel have remained mostly contained after ten months, although there has been a steady rise in the pace and scope of cross-border exchanges. A dramatic escalation could have serious humanitarian and development...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Jun 24, 2024 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Findings: Multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) enables recipients to consume higher quality products, such as nutritious foodstuffs, and in greater quantities than if they had not collected MPCA. Sales of meat and poultry, for example, increased in areas populated...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | May 23, 2024 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Takeaways: The 2024 budget’s revenues and expenditures are significantly smaller in real terms3 compared to pre-crisis budgets due to the country’s contracted economy. Long-term investment allocations are insufficient to support sustained economic recovery. Low...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Jan 22, 2024 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Findings: Credit and loans from within Lebanon are the most commonly shared tangible resource. Cash gifts including remittances sent from abroad accounted for a much smaller percentage of tangible ISP. Roughly half of respondents in both Barouk and Bourj Hammoud...
