Lebanon’s imports of spirits and alcohol have reached 13,285 tons with an estimated value of USD 81.3 million in 2017, Al Akhbar said citing customs figures. The imported items included different brands of wine, liqueurs, vodka and whisky, the newspaper said, adding that the total volume of exports during the same year amounted to 3724 tons worth of USD 24 million. Germany ranked first among the exporting countries, with imports reaching 1825 tons at USD 2.97 million, followed by Italy (562 tons at USD 2.75 million) and Russia (507 tons at USD 1.3 million), Al Akhbar reported. (Al Akhbar, December 17, 2018)