by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Jul 3, 2023 | LCAT Reports, LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Findings: Lebanon’s import bill totalled 19.5 billion US dollars (USD) in 2022, returning to pre-crisis levels. Although the overall quantity of imports decreased, rising world commodity prices and logistics costs led to an increase in import value....
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Jun 13, 2023 | LCAT Reports, LCAT Thematic Reports
Introduction: This study, a collaboration between the Mercy Corps Lebanon Crisis Analytics Team (LCAT) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), examines the barriers facing vulnerable Lebanese when trying to access assistance, in an effort to develop recommendations for...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Feb 28, 2023 | LCAT Reports, LCAT Thematic Reports
The Ukraine conflict had a significant ripple effect on economies around the world, driving a spike in commodity prices in the months following the invasion and exacerbating existing economic challenges in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact of commodity...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Nov 24, 2022 | LCAT Reports, LCAT Thematic Reports
Remittances and other diaspora inflows have long played an important role in Lebanon’s economy, bringing in an average of 7.15 billion US Dollars (USD) each year, over the past 10 years. The collapse of Lebanon’s economy, driven by the economic and fiscal crisis of...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Nov 4, 2022 | LCAT Reports, LCAT Thematic Reports
As humanitarian actors continue to seek ways to better target assistance in the context of rising needs in Lebanon, there is an ongoing need for nuanced and innovative data analysis across the variety of datasets produced by humanitarian and other actors in Lebanon....
