Lebanese Forex Market The Lebanese Pound traded within the range of $/LP 1,514-1,514.5 against the dollar with a mid-price of $/LP 1,514.25 by the week ending May 11th, at the same range as last week. The ... read more
In line with the international developments this week, Lebanon’s BLOM Bond Index (BBI) recorded a decline of 2.09% to end the week at 94.6 points. It was further surpassed by the JP Morgan Emerging ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first three months of 2018 (“Q1” hereafter) stood at $3.9B, narrowing from $4.2B in Q1 2017, on the back of total imports that retreated by an annual 2.9% to $4.8B, while ... read more
According to E&Y’s Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey, Beirut’s hotel occupancy rate slipped from 62.4% in Q1 2017 to 57.9% in Q1 2018. The down tick in hotel occupancy may be linked to the slashed ... read more
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Industry, the value of industrial exports rose by an annual 6.3% from $175.9 million (M) in the first month of 2017 to $187M in January 2018. In details, the main ... 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
The activity in Lebanon’s real estate (RE) sector in the first quarter of 2018 slowed down after recording marginal improvements in performance in the first two months. According to the data from the ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) declined by 1.41% to end the week at 96.62 points. It was surpassed by the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI) which slid by 1.19% over the week ending Apr.5, 2018, to ... read more
During the week ending on Apr. 5, 2018, Broad Money (M3) contracted by a weekly LBP 166B ($110M) to reach LBP 210,065B ($139B). On a yearly basis, M3 added 3.65% and rose by 0.95% since the start of the ... read more
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