Lebanon’s annual inflation rate increased to 14.44% in May 2025, from 12.99% in April 2025 according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average Read More
BLOM Bank published on June 20th, 2025 its non-audited financial results for Q1 2025. The losses incurred in the first quarter of 2025 as shown Read More
20/06/2025 13/06/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 103,068.20 103,390 -0.31% 11.23% Euro / Dollar 1.1516 1.1552 -0.31% 11.23% NEER Index 239.17 238.73 0.18% 2.12% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) of the Lebanese pound rose Read More
Economic Indicators
BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $11.3B after an $189.4M Increase in the First Two Weeks of June 2025
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets increased by 0.14% annually, to reach $93.96B Read More
Financial Markets
Lower than Expected US Inflation and Geo-political Tensions Escalation Drove US Treasury Yields Down
12/06/2025 05/06/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 17.33 17.67 -1.91% 30.44% Weighted Yield 104.18% 101.68% 2.46% 0.60% Weighted Spread 9,994.41 9,745.28 2.56% 0.67% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Lebanese Read More
Economic Indicators
BDL Issues Intermediate Circular 735 Regarding Operations of E-Wallets Providers
On May 23rd, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circular 735 (Decision 13718) to amend some of the points in the basic decision 7548 concerning the Read More
30/05/2025 23/05/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 101,537.75 101,702 -0.16% 9.58% Euro / Dollar 1.1345 1.13633296 -0.16% 9.58% NEER Index 238.33 238.14 0.08% 1.76% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) of the Lebanese pound rose Read More
In this spotlight, we will highlight the main issues discussed in the position paper “Advocating the Preservation of Deposits as Precondition for 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
Financial Markets
US 10-Year Treasury Bonds Yield Increases as Moody’s Downgraded US Rating from Aaa to Aa1
22/05/2025 15/05/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 17.99 17.95 0.19% 35.35% Weighted Yield 98.74% 97.96% 0.80% -4.65% Weighted Spread 9,446.01 9,372.30 0.79% -4.85% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Read More
