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 BLOM Stock Index (BSI) compiled by BLOMInvest Bank on a daily basis recorded a weekly downtick of 0.21% to reach 615.15 by the week ending September 25, 2020 and the Market capitalization on the Beirut ... read more
Dr Azar is Professor, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Haigazian University. This note is inspired by a study by Dr Ali Bolbol and Ms Sara Hadchiti, both from BLOMINVEST Bank, entitled ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market Since the onset of national civic protest in October 2019, the imposition of capital controls alongside the deterioration of the economy on multiple fronts have contributed to ... read more
Efforts to get Lebanon’s leaders to agree on a new government by mid-September in order to start fixing the country’s problems have yet to bear fruit. The cabinet formation process has hit a deadlock over ... read more
BDL’s latest statistics on money supply revealed that Broad Money (M3) fell by a weekly LBP 36B ($24M) in the week ending September 10, 2020 to stand at LBP 196,182B ($130.14B), leading to an annual ... read more
In countries with deficits and debt like Lebanon, what matters is not only how high these deficits and debt can get, but also how they are usually financed. Economic theory predicts that central bank ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market Since the onset of national civic protest in October 2019, the imposition of capital controls alongside the deterioration of the economy on multiple fronts has contributed to creating ... read more
The process for selecting a new government was delayed given Lebanon’s sectarian politics. In addition, corruption and political instability are key weaknesses adding to the lack of access to foreign ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) compiled by BLOMInvest Bank on a daily basis rose by 1.41% over the week ending September 18, 2020 to reach 616.46 and the Market capitalization on the Beirut Stock Exchange ... read more
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