Demand for the dollar strengthened over the week, as reflected by the Lebanese pound’s peg against the dollar that went down from $/LP 1,508-1,512 with a mid-price of $/LP 1,510 to $/LP 1,510-1,514 with a ... read more
The advance in talks between political parties regarding the presidential vacancy, in addition to the army’s increased ability to control volatile regions in Lebanon, have led to decreased demand for ... read more
Demand for the Lebanese Eurobonds continued to decline, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) decreasing 0.10% to 107.51 points. The 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds yields added 2 basis points (bps) each to 5.10% ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) remained almost stable, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) dropped a slight 0.01% to 1,171.61 points. The real estate sector took a share of 68.63% of total traded value with ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics December’s inflation slid by 0.71% as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell from 100 points in December 2013 (which is the base year) to 99.29 points in ... read more
BEMO Bank’s board of directors invited its shareholders for an ordinary general assembly that will be held at the bank’s headquarters in Riad el Solh, Beirut on the 10th of October, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. The ... read more
Demand for the Lebanese Eurobonds dropped on Tuesday, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) decreasing 0.12% to 107.62 points. The 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds yields added 2 basis points (bps) and 4 bp to 5.08% ... read more
A low volume was traded on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) of 27,142 shares worth $307,873. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) gained a marginal 0.02% to 1,171.77 points. The real estate sector took a 42.87% share ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, tourism sector saw an improvement during 2014, where the number of tourists grew 6.30% annually, to 1,354,647, after it reached its minimum in 2013 with 1,274,362 ... read more
The fiscal performance improved during the first three quarters of the year with the deficit lessening by 32.46% (year-on-year) y-o-y to $2.22B and the primary surplus standing at $867M, compared to a ... read more
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