According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), personnel costs rose by an annual 24.54% to reach $2.64B by May 2018. In fact, the eminent growth in personnel costs was driven by the parliament’s ... 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
Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first three months of 2019 stood at $4.09B, widening from $3.99B in Q1 2018, on the back of total imports increasing by an annual 2.9% to $4.95B, while total exports grew by ... read more
Broad Money (M3) decreased by LBP 1,153B ($765B) in the week ending May 9, 2019, to stand at LBP 209,731B ($139B), declining by an annual 0.69% and by a yearly 1.13% since the start of the year. In ... read more
Lebanon’s BLOM Bond Index (BBI) witnessed a marginal uptick of 0.68% over the week ending May 23rd to reach 89.29points. In turn, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI) recorded an incremental ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market The Lebanese Pound (LP) steadied this week within the range of $/LP 1,514 – 1,514.5 against the dollar, with a mid-price of $/LP 1,514.25. The peg continues to be supported by ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) gained 3.53% to end the week ending May 24 at 869.25 points. Accordingly, the market capitalization rose from last week’s $8.18B to $8.47B this week. Meanwhile, the ... read more
The year 2018 proved to be a challenging year for the Lebanese economy. Regional geopolitical turmoil and economic uncertainties increased pressure on the insurance sector. Stagnation in most of the ... 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
Figures released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed that Lebanon’s gross public debt climbed by a monthly 1.2% and grew by a yearly 5.3% to hit $86.2B in the first quarter of 2019 (Q1). The rise ... read more
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