According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), consumer prices in Lebanon went up by 5.7% in the first five months of 2018 since the average Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose from 99.32 by May ... read more
According to Holcim’s balance sheet as of December 2017, the company’s assets grew by 3.03% year-on-year to $264.3M. However, total equity declined by 3.34% year-on-year to $176.06M at the end of December ... read more
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
According to the Real Estate Advisory Agency RAMCO, the average size of an apartment under construction in Beirut stood at 182 SQM in 2017, 8% lower than 2016’s average. Moreover, between 2009 and 2017, ... read more
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
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourist arrivals increased by a marginal 1.02% by May 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was partly hampered by the elections held in ... read more
By Dr. Ali Bolbol, Chief Economist at BLOM Bank and Alexandre Mouradian, Head of Investor Relations at Blominvest Bank Introduction It is often mentioned that Lebanon suffers from a productivity gap or ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s real GDP growth slightly picked up in 2016. Lebanon’s Real GDP growth rose to 1.7% in 2016 with the nominal GDP standing at $51.48 ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on May 31, 2018, on page 4. The parliamentary elections are over, but the economic challenges facing Lebanon are still there ... read more
Lebanon’s BLOM Bond Index (BBI) dropped by 1.17% over the past week to reach 93.49 points. As for the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI), it recorded a lesser weekly downtick of 0.57% and ... read more
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