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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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The Middle East witnessed a moderate third quarter in 2014 torn between an international decline of oil prices and heightening regional security uprisings. As oil production flooded the international ...
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One month after the UN dubbed the doings of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) as “mass atrocities” and on the eve of 9/11, US President Barack Obama announced air strikes against IS in Syria and in ...
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Mr. Masood Ahmed, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Lebanon on December 8−9, for meetings with the Lebanese authorities and other ...
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We maintain our ACCUMULATE rating on SODIC as we believe the company is in a strong position to attract promising growth opportunities. As well, we value the company’s shares at EGP 15.94 per share after ...
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