The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) fell this week by 4.33% to 19.27 points, as optimism over the Israel-Iran ceasefire faded and concerns over Lebanon’Read More
The U.S. dollar surged following sweeping tariff announcements, fueling inflation worries and a rush to safe-haven assets. Most major currencies weakened Read More
Key Takeaways
From Theory to Practice: When a Weaker Currency Doesn’t Boost Exports – The Case of Lebanon
In its Spring 2025 issue titled “Turning the Tide?”, the World Bank’s (WB) Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM) featured a special analysis of Read More
Financial Markets
Lebanese Eurobonds Rally Amid Ceasefire, Despite Hezbollah’s Resistance to Disarmament
Lebanon’s bond market is showing signs of renewed investor confidence. In the week ending July 3, the BLOM Bond Index jumped 4.76%, driven 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
Oil, Gold and Dollar Dip as Ceasefire Calms Markets and Trade Talks Remain Unresolved
With the U.S. dollar sliding to a three-and-a-half-year low and gold and oil prices tumbling, global markets are recalibrating around geopolitics, Read More
Lebanon’s economic collapse extends well beyond the banking sector—it is a systemic crisis. This is the central argument of the 2025 Read More
The cumulative activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport rose by 5.18% year-on-year (YoY) to 2,410,668 travelers. This increase was driven by a 10.69% cumulative YoY Read More
Lebanon saw a cumulative 24.89% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits to 3,491 permits by May 2025. Israel’s war on Lebanon had been largely Read More
BDL’s latest statistics on money supply revealed that Broad Money (M3) decreased by LBP 10,887 billion to stand at LBP 6,134,408 billion ($68.54 billion) Read More
