The consolidated financial statements for Societe Libanaise Des Ciments Blancs by the year ended December 31, 2018 reported an 11.9% decrease in current assets to $10.5M, partly attributed to a significant ... read more
A shorter version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on June 23, 2016, on page 4. It goes without saying that the industrial sector in Lebanon remains in a challenging ... read more
According to a news statement published by the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), the Lebanese industrial sector has been negatively impacted by the economic slowdown. The statement puts the ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) recorded during the last week of 2016 a positive performance boosted by stronger banking stocks. In fact, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) added 0.5% to 1,212.73 points. This was ... read more
Lebanon’s Bourse witnessed a downturn this week just ahead of the Christmas holidays. This was mirrored by a 1.49% weekly slip of the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) to 1,206.64 points. Still, the latest political ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse registered a marginal fall this week, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) dropped by a weekly 0.04% to 1,217.12 points. Accordingly, market capitalization on the Beirut Stock Exchange ... read more
“Books are written in Cairo, printed in Beirut and read in Baghdad”. This well-known Arab saying attests the importance of the Lebanese printing industry that dates back to 1585, with the printing press of ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees rose from 361 by July 2015 to 421 guarantees in July 2016. The overall value of the guarantees witnessed an increase of 15.67% to reach $58.47M by July ... read more
For the third week in a row, Lebanon’s stock market managed to end the week in the green. This was mirrored by the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) that rose by 0.13% from last week to reach 1,157.94 points. ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of granted loans increased from 224 by May 2015 to 289 guarantees in May 2016. The overall value of the guarantees reached $40.39M by May 2016 compared to a value of ... read more
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