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According to Lebanon’s commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets increased by 9.76% annually to $204.38B by January 2017. In details, reserves increased by 23.80% y-o-y to $88.52B due to a growth of ... read more
According to the Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL), Lebanon’s Balance of payments (BoP) recorded a $166.7M deficit in January 2017, compared to a deficit of $718.9M in January 2016, despite a 4.58% yearly rise ... read more
Lebanon’s fiscal deficit widened by 25.09% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $4.94B by the end of 2016. This was attributed to the 9.90% yearly increase in government expenditures outpacing the 3.63% annual rise in ... read more
According to the Lebanese Customs, trade activity at Lebanon’s main customs offices improved in January 2017, when compared to January 2016. Total imports’ value rose by a yearly 7.36% to $1.60B by January ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) ended the week with a 0.24% rise to reach 1,228.19 points. During the week, 75,524 shares worth $573,731 were traded on average compared to 48,061 shares worth $539,489 last ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market Demand for the dollar on the Lebanese forex market stabilized at $/LP 1,514.25 within the range $/LP 1,514 – 1,514.5. Foreign assets (excluding gold) at the Central Bank reached ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) fell by a weekly 0.78% to reach 104.19 points; nonetheless, it outperformed the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index which also dropped by a weekly 0.91% to 755.85 points. ... read more
During the week ending February 23, Broad Money M3 increased by a weekly LBP170B ($113M) to reach LBP 200,808B ($133B). Moreover, M3 recorded a 7.90% annual increase and a 0.89% rise since the start of the ... read more
Lebanon’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) remained at 47.7 points in February, with the rate of decline slower than 2016’s average of 45.7 points. Even though the PMI maintained January’s 12-month high, ... read more
In 2016, the registration of new passenger and commercial cars witnessed its first drop since 2011[1]. According to data from the Association of Car Importers in Lebanon (AIA), the number of new registered ... read more