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 BDL Issues Basic Circular 3 on KYC Forms for Currency Transactions and Exchange Operations
Key Takeaways

BDL Issues Basic Circular 3 on KYC Forms for Currency

Helmi Mrad November 19, 2025

On November 14th, 2025, the Central Bank (BDL) issued basic circular 3 (Decision 13769) on filling “Know Your Customer” (KYC) forms for Currency transactions and Read More

 M3 Drops to $67.31B on November 6, 2025   
Financial Markets

M3 Drops to $67.31B on November 6, 2025   

Helmi Mrad November 14, 2025

($B) 06-Nov-24 30-Oct-25 06-Nov-25 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 0.97 1.201 1.174          &Read More

 M3 Drops to $67.56B on October 23, 2025
Financial Markets

M3 Drops to $67.56B on October 23, 2025

Helmi Mrad November 7, 2025

($B) 23-Oct-24 16-Oct-25 23-Oct-25 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 0.97 1.242 1.205 (0.037) 23.94% 8.74% M 2 1.22 1.629 1.593 (0.036) 30.46% 14.36% M 3 69.70 67.73 67.56 (0.169) -3.07% -1.73% M 4 69.84 67.79 67.62 (0.169) -3.18% -1.81% BDL?s Read More

 BDL Issues Intermediate Circular 744 on Exceptional Exemptions from Required Reserves
Economic Indicators

BDL Issues Intermediate Circular 744 on Exceptional Exemptions from Required

Helmi Mrad November 6, 2025

On October 27th, 2025, the Central Bank (BDL) issued intermediate circular 744 (Decision 13761) to amend basic circular 150 (Decision 13217) by replacing the third part of Read More

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 PMI Stays Above Expansion Threshold in October 2025
PMI Reports

PMI Stays Above Expansion Threshold in October 2025

Helmi Mrad November 5, 2025

The BLOM Lebanon PMI for October 2025 dropped to 50.6 from 51.5 for September 2025, signaling a third month of expansion in a row, however, at Read More

 Lebanese Eurobonds Drop for the Second Consecutive Week as Political and Insecurity Uncertainty Escalates
Financial Markets

Lebanese Eurobonds Drop for the Second Consecutive Week as Political

Helmi Mrad October 31, 2025

30/10/2025 23/10/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 23.54 23.83 -1.21% 77.13% Weighted Yield 77.63% 76.05% 2.07% -25.04% Weighted Spread 7,388.03 7,237.08 2.09% -25.58% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Read More

Financial Markets

Lebanese Eurobonds Drop for the Second Consecutive Week as Political

Helmi Mrad October 31, 2025

30/10/2025 23/10/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 23.54 23.83 -1.21% 77.13% Weighted Yield 77.63% 76.05% 2.07% -25.04% Weighted Spread 7,388.03 7,237.08 2.09% -25.58% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Read More

 Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 26.28% to 6,539 by September 2025
Economic Indicators

Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 26.28% to 6,539 by

Helmi Mrad October 28, 2025

Lebanon saw a cumulative 26.28% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits to 6,539 by September 2025. This decline is attributed to the uncertainty in the Read More

Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 26.28% to 6,539 by

Helmi Mrad October 28, 2025

Lebanon saw a cumulative 26.28% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits to 6,539 by September 2025. This decline is attributed to the uncertainty in the Read More

Financial Markets

Prolonged Lebanese Insecurity, Political, and Economic Stagnation Weighs on Lebanese

Helmi Mrad October 24, 2025

23/10/2025 16/10/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 23.83 25.11 -5.09% 79.29% Weighted Yield 76.05% 72.20% 5.33% -26.56% Weighted Spread 7,237.08 6,856.31 5.55% -27.10% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Read More

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  • BBI 
    18/11/2025
    0.07%
  • BSI 
    19/11/2025
    0.11%
  • BPSI 
    19/11/2025
    0.00%
  • NEER 
    19/11/2025
    0.00%
  • Exchange Rate 
     
    89,700 LBP/USD
  • BDL Gold Reserve Value 
    31/10/2025
    36.95 Billion USD
  • BDL Foreign Assets Value 
    31/10/2025
    11.9 Billion USD
  • BLOM Lebanon PMI 
    October 2025
    50.6

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