Demand for the dollar strengthened over the week, as reflected by the Lebanese pound’s peg against the dollar that went down from $/LP 1,509-1,513 with a mid-price of $/LP 1,511 to $/LP 1,510-1,514 with a ... read more
Demand for the Lebanese Eurobonds made headway at the start of the calendar year, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) increasing by a weekly 0.25%, to stand at 107.56 points. Accordingly, demand for medium and ... read more
During the week ending December 25, 2014, broad Money M3 increased by LP 1,030B ($683.44M), to reach LP 176,956B ($117.38B) partly due to Christmas and New Year. M3 growth rate reached 5.94% year-on-year ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) did not maintain its momentum it had at the start of 2015, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) saw a 0.34% weekly drop to close at 1,176.56 points on Friday. Trade activity ... read more
The number of cleared checks showed a drop of 2.14% yearly, to 11.86M, by November. However, the cumulative value of these checks increased by 3.41% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach a value of $68.31B. In ... read more
Global Blue’s Tourists Spending Report showed that tourist spending in Lebanon improved by 1% in 2014 compared to 2013. This was partly due to the 8% year-on-year (y-o-y) progress in the 4th quarter that ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) continued its regress on Thursday, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) dropped 0.30% to 1,168.87 points following the trade of 655,203 shares worth $2,089,247. The banking ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds Market experienced a slight improvement in demand for both short-term and medium-term maturities, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) gained 0.05% to 106.14 points on Wednesday. The 5Y and ... read more
BLOM PMI recorded a further modest deterioration in the private sector’s economy in December, reaching 49.3 points down from 49.5 points, the closest it got to the neutral mark 50, in the previous month. ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds Market experienced a decrease in demand for short and medium-term maturities on January 5th. This caused a 0.09% decline in the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) to 106.09 points. The 5Y ... read more
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