During the month of October, the majority of politicians voted for election next March 2022 despite the president’s office refusal of holding the parliamentary elections around two months ahead of ... read more
The PMI slightly improved from 46.3 points in March to 46.7 points in April 2019, which translated into a softer deterioration in the operating environment of private sector businesses in Lebanon over the ... read more
Economic activity within the Lebanese private sector remained firmly in contraction area in May, as revealed by Lebanon’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), released by BLOMINVEST Bank and compiled by ... read more
During the third month of the year, the private sector’s economy witnessed the fastest contraction in 26 months. The BLOM Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered a reading of 45, declining further ... read more
Following a decelerating contraction the private sector economy during the first month of the year, the business conditions at Lebanon’s private sector companies revealed another collapse in February. In ... read more
The private sector’s economy remained at a low ebb in November, as revealed today by the economic indicator BLOM PMI which registered its lowest reading since August 2014. Lebanese companies participating ... read more
Following the heightening pressure on Lebanon from international entities, the Lebanese parliament finally convened last week and held its first legislative session in a year to approve several financial ... read more
Despite the persisting declines in the levels of output and new work, August’s eleven-month contraction within the private sector soothed in September. The improving employment in the private sector ... read more
Contraction in the private sector’s economy accelerated in August as the BLOM PMI declined further to 47.8. The index remained below the neutral mark of 50, separating economic contraction from growth, for ... read more
Lebanon’s economic growth remained positive in 2014 despite the challenging political, security, and external environment. The Lebanese economy went through difficult times in 2014 except for the formation ... read more
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