24/07/2025 17/07/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 19.283 19.272 0.054% 45.10% Weighted Yield 102.11% 101.12% 0.982% -1.40% Weighted Spread 9,784 9,686 1.012% -1.44% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Read More
Economic Indicators
Cumulative Balance of Payments Surplus at $8,143.3M by May 2025, Compared to a Surplus of $3,240.1M by May 2024
BDL compiled May 2025 data using the two below sources as per the IMF recommendation to align with the International Norms: The “Sixth Read More
Economic Indicators
BDL: Issues Basic Circular 170 to Prevent Dealing with Unregistered or Sanctioned Parties; Signs Agreement with “K2 Integrity”
The Central Bank (BDL) issued on July 14th, 2025 basic circular 170 (Decision 13735) related to cautionary measures to protect Lebanese financial and economic sectors Read More
Financial Markets
Optimism Regarding Lebanese Reply on Mr. Tom Barack’s Paper Pushed BBI Upwards to exceed 20 Points
10/07/2025 03/07/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 20.15 19.66 2.45% 51.59% Weighted Yield 96.80% 97.64% -0.87% -6.53% Weighted Spread 9,256 9,339 -0.88% -6.76% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), Read More
Economic Indicators
Ministry of Finance Decision 582/1 of Forensic Audit on Companies Benefitted from Governmental Subsidies
On June 23rd, 2025, Ministers of Finance “Yassine Jaber” and Justice “Adel Nassar” issued the below decision based on law #240 dated 16/07/20201 and particularly Read More
04/07/2025 27/06/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 105,466.80 104,885 0.55% 13.82% Euro / Dollar 1.1784 1.1719 0.55% 13.82% NEER Index 239.16 239.2 -0.02% 2.11% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) of the Lebanese pound dipped marginally Read More
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of Read More
The BLOM Lebanon PMI for the month of June 2025 recorded 49.2, witnessing a slight increase from 48.9 in May 2025. This increase reveals the decrease Read More
Economic Indicators
BDL Issues Basic Circular 169 Related to Capital Control in Local US Deposits Withdrawals/Transfers
The Central Bank (BDL) issued on July 1st, 2025 basic circular 169 (Decision 13729) regarding the withdrawals from USD deposits accumulated in banks in Lebanon Read More
($B) 12-Jun-24 05-Jun-25 12-Jun-25 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 1.02 1.253 1.275 0.021 24.68% 15.064% M 2 1.23 1.626 1.681 0.055 36.20% 20.652% M 3 71.22 68.54 68.64 0.101 -3.62% -0.156% M 4 71.45 68.62 68.72 0.099 -3.82% -0.205% BDL’s Read More
