A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on August 03, 2017, on page 7. Below is the pdf version of the article: Road Traffic in Lebanon A Structural Problem that ... read more
Net Profit($ mn) ROAcE (%) ROAA(%) Cost-to-Income (%) BLOM 233.53 16.66 1.54 34.36 Audi 212.83* 13.00 0.99 54.47 Byblos 66.27 7.06 0.62 56.60 * Doe not include the exceptional profits of $95.22 ... read more
A shorter version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on June 23, 2016, on page 4. It goes without saying that the industrial sector in Lebanon remains in a challenging ... read more
BLOM PMI revealed its lowest reading in eight months in June at 46.1, down from 46.6 in May, indicating a faster fall in overall business activity. The contraction in the private sector’s business ... read more
During the week ending on the 18th of May 2017, Broad Money M3 rose by a weekly LBP 276B ($183M) to reach LBP 204,094B ($135B). Moreover, M3 recorded a 7.94% annual increase and a 2.54% rise since the ... read more
The recently released balance sheet of Bdl revealed substantial interim drops in the levels of foreign assets and securities’ portfolio, between mid-March and the end of March. The decline in foreign ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
During the first 2 months of 2017, real estate activity witnessed a retreating performance as the total number of real estate transactions decreased by 2.0% y-o-y to reach 12,092. Also, the total value of ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
Contraction in the private sector’s economy accelerated in March as the BLOM PMI declined to 46.9 points. The index remained below the neutral mark of 50, separating economic contraction from growth, for ... read more
