According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the value of cleared checks reached $27.7B by May 2018, having contracted by 1.48% compared to the same period in 2017. Similarly, the total number of ... read more
During the week ending on June 14th, Broad Money (M3) increased by a weekly LBP 395B ($262M) to reach LBP 211,629B ($140B). On a yearly basis, M3 added 2.65% y-o-y and rose by 1.70% since the start of the ... read more
A copy of this article was published in The Daily Star print page 4,on June 29, 2018. E-Link also here This article was also translated to Arabic تأثير اللاجئين السوريين على سوق العمل اللبناني & quoted ... read more
The World Bank Group (WB) approved a new $400M project on June 27, 2018 which promises to create around 64,000 job opportunities in the market, of which 81% would be “permanent” jobs while the rest are ... read more
The week after Fitr Holiday showed no improvement in the performance of the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) with the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) decreasing by a weekly 1.33%, to settle at 1,064.15 points by June ... 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
According to the Ministry of Industry, the total value of industrial exports increased by 5.4% by March 2018 (during Q1 of 2018) compared to the same period of the year 2017. The total value of ... read more
Abstract The report aims to explore the existing market for tobacco-based products in Lebanon. It focuses on the contribution of the “cigarettes” industry to the economy and does not tackle “smoking” or ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) lost a weekly 0.73% this week, to reach 1,078.53 points by June 14, 2018. The market capitalization however marginally rose from last week’s $10.71B to $10.73B this week. An ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) lost a weekly 1.37% this week, to reach 1,086.42 points by June 8, 2018. The market capitalization however shrank marginally from last week’s $10.86B to $10.71B this week. An ... read more
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