Month of September held some positivity after the formation of the long awaited government, followed by the confidence votes at UNESCO palace on September 20, 2021 as well as discussions on the new ... read more
The month of January 2021 witnessed a further deterioration of the economic conditions in Lebanon. Besides the usual suspects of exchange rate depreciations and liquidity constraints etc.., the country ... read more
Month of December marked a high manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the US which increased from 56.7 in November to 57.1 in December, the best reading since September 2014. The last month of ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $1.01 billion deficit by November 2017 compared to a $327.7 million surplus by November 2016. By November 2017, the Central Bank of Lebanon’s Net Foreign ... read more
Check out the latest presentation prepared by the Research department of BLOMINVEST Bank on Lebanon’s macroeconomic outlook : Lebanon’s Macroeconomic Outlook read more
To alleviate the pressure of declining oil prices on its economy, the Qatari government has been taking measures to cut its expenditures. For instance, it has reduced the number of planned stadiums for the ... read more
Weak oil prices and political climate continued to dictate economic performance in the MENA region during the first quarter of 2016. Despite the slight year-to-date uptick in oil prices, oil exporting ... read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remained focused on its strategic goals in spite of the regional tensions. The government is trying to build a balance between its revenues and expenditures to offset the ... read more
Investors’ confidence in the economic outlook of MENA countries did not improve in the last quarter of 2015. The geo-political risks of the region that kept on aggravating and the worsening oil prices ... read more
It was a busy last quarter in Egypt at all levels. The country completed the parliamentary elections between October and December 2015, thus concluding the 3rd and final step of its political roadmap. ... read more
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