
Nassib Ghobril
Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Research & Analysis Department
Nassib Ghobril is an economic and financial researcher and has published extensively on the Lebanese economy, and on the economies of the Middle East, Africa and Emerging Markets, as well as on global capital, monetary and oil markets. He is the Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Research & Analysis Department at Byblos Bank sal since March 2006, one Lebanon’s largest banking and financial services groups. Previously, he was Head of Research at Groupe Saradar, Head of Research at investment banking firm Lebanon Invest, and Deputy Head of Research at the Audi-Saradar Group.
Mr. Ghobril has built from the ground up economic research departments at Byblos Bank and at Groupe Saradar. He has published more than 870 weekly analytical reports on the Lebanese economy and more than 850 weekly economic and financial reports on the Middle East, Africa and Emerging Markets since 2006. In addition, he has developed and launched the Byblos Bank Consumer Confidence Index, the Real Estate Demand Index, the Real Estate Price Perception Survey, and the Byblos Bank Car Demand Index.
He is a frequent guest speaker at local, regional and international conferences as well as at universities, business, and civic organizations. Additionally, he is a regular guest at local, regional and international media outlets.
He holds degrees in political studies international relations and economics, and international finance from universities in Lebanon and the United States.