• Blom Bank’s Lebanon PMI rose to 50.7 in July 2026 from 50.3 in June, signaling a second straight month of private-sector expansion.
• Domestic demand strengthened; new orders hit a five-month high as customer numbers recovered despite regional instability.
• Export demand stayed weak as elevated shipping costs and Middle East tensions weighed on new export orders.
• Firms lifted purchasing activity, built inventories to hedge supply risks; input cost inflation accelerated to a 40-month high.
• Geopolitical uncertainty, supply-chain pressures expected to curb business confidence, export performance despite resilient local demand.

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