Credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded Lebanon’s government bond rating from B1 to B2 with a negative outlook, due to the country’s high debt burden, external deficits, and challenging political ... read more
During the two weeks ending December 4, 2014, broad Money M3 increased by LP 245B ($162.73M), to reach LP 175,594B ($116.48B). M3 growth rate reached 6.30% year-on-year and 4.79% since year start. ... read more
Transfers to EdL for the first half of 2014 revealed a 10.23% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase to $1.04B. This climb was due to the 12.41% y-o-y increase in payments to fuel oil and gas oil suppliers KPC and ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds Market did not halt its slide, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) dropping 0.09% to a 7-month low of 107.34. Demand for medium-term maturities declined, pushing the 5Y Lebanese ... read more
Besides international entities regular estimates of Lebanon’s economic aggregates, the country started, since 1997, creating its national accounts, a key measurement instrument of a country’s economic ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds Market did not halt its slide, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) dropping 0.09% to 107.34 points. Demand for medium-term maturities declined, pushing the 5Y Lebanese Eurobonds’ yield up ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) remained on its downhill path, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) declined by 0.24% to 1,160.67 points. The real estate sector dominated trade on the BSE, taking a share of ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds Market stayed on its downtrend for the 6th day in a row, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) dropping 0.39% to 107.58, recording a 6-month low. Demand for medium and long-term maturities ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) saw trade of 361,787 shares worth $3.12M, on Wednesday. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) dropped 0.25% to 1,172.88 points, with the banking sector shares dominating trade taking a ... read more
Despite high hopes, 2013 failed to show recovery signs taking the economy into deeper pits. On one side, the magnitude of the Syrian war and its spillovers on the Lebanese economy became more pronounced ... read more
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