Trade Gap in May 2009

Banque Du Liban's Reserves In the Second Half of May 2009 Banque Du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet reveals a 1.15% ($261.71 million) bi-weekly appreciation in Lebanon’s gross foreign currency reserves during the second half of May 2009 to $23.10 billion. Registered Construction Permits in May 2009 According to the Order of Engineers' statistics, Lebanon’s registered construction permits expanded to 860,597 sqm in May 2009, up by 16.04% on an annual basis from 741,638 sqm in May 2008. Kafalat