According to data by the Lebanese central bank, cement deliveries have dropped by 4.4% year-on-year to 5.308 million tonnes, The Daily Star has reported. The decline in cement deliveries and construction permits confirms the slowdown or delay in the initiation of construction projects due to the ongoing impact of the regional as well as local conditions that prevailed throughout the year 2012.
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