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
The Rafic Hariri International Airport activity rose in the first four months of 2017, where the total number of passengers increased by a yearly 2.54% to 2.2M. The number of arrivals to Lebanon went up by ... read more
The consolidated balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed a 0.89% year-to-date increase (y-t-d) and a 9.69% year-on-year (y-o-y) advance in total assets to $206.13B. Claims on the resident ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of issued loan guarantees reached 262 with a value of $32.1M for the first five months of 2017, compared to 294 guarantees issued, worth $41.3M, over the same period in ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $233.9M surplus during the first 4 months of the year, compared to a deficit of $899.1B by April 2015. As such, BDL’s Net Foreign Assets (NFA) recorded a ... read more
On the 5th of June 2017, the ordinary general assembly of Bank BEMO shareholders was held at the bank’s headquarters. The assembly decided to distribute 2016’s dividends, with a total of LBP8.599B ($5.7M), ... read more
According to the central bank’s (BDL) balance sheet, total assets slipped by 0.74% year-to-date (YTD) to stand at $101.57B in May 2017 mostly on the back of down ticks recorded in foreign assets and ... read more
According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits dropped by a yearly 6.29% to stand at 5,485 permits by April 2017. The Construction Area Authorized by Permits ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit stood at $5.39B in the first four months of the year, widening from the $5.36B recorded in the same period last year. Total imports grew by 2.11% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $6.36B, ... read more
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Industry, the value of total industrial exports fell to $196.M in February 2017, compared to $222.8M in February 2016. Exports of Machinery and electrical equipment ... read more
On May 26, 2017, Solidere applied for the delisting of its Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) from the official list of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The real estate company has also applied for the ... read more
