According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the number of newly registered “commercial” and “passenger” cars recorded a 5.65% annual downtick Read More
The insurance sector, like many other sectors of the Lebanese economy, has been inevitably under the strain of local and regional turmoil. Read More
Financial Markets
Higher Oil Prices Strengthen the US Dollar While Italy’s Political Bickering Weaken the Euro
Lebanese Forex Market The Lebanese Pound traded within the range of $/LP 1,514-1,514.5 against the dollar with a mid-price of $/LP 1,514.25 by Read More
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) added an incremental 0.16% over the past week to reach 1,133.20 points by May 11, 2018. The market capitalization also Read More
During the week ending on Apr. 5, 2018, Broad Money (M3) contracted by a weekly LBP 166B ($110M) to reach LBP 210,065B ($139B). On Read More
Financial Markets
Trump Pulled out of Iran’s Nuclear Deal: A Stronger Dollar Reduced Demand on US Treasuries
In line with the international developments this week, Lebanon’s BLOM Bond Index (BBI) recorded a decline of 2.09% to end the week Read More
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate Read More
Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first three months of 2018 (“Q1” hereafter) stood at $3.9B, narrowing from $4.2B in Q1 2017, on the Read More
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of Read More
On the 4th of May 2018, the ordinary general assembly of Bank of Beirut’s (BOB) shareholders was held at the bank’s Read More
