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 Moody’s Maintains Lebanon’s ‘C’ Rating Amid Deepening Crisis and Stalled Reforms
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Moody’s Maintains Lebanon’s ‘C’ Rating Amid Deepening Crisis and Stalled

Mira Said May 27, 2025

In its May 21, 2025, review, the international rating agency Moody’s kept Lebanon’s “C” rating, underscoring that bondholders’ losses since the March 2020 Read More

 Investors Flee Dollar amid Rising U.S. Debt and Seek Safer Havens
Financial Markets

Investors Flee Dollar amid Rising U.S. Debt and Seek Safer

Mira Said May 23, 2025

Rising U.S. debt levels, credit downgrades, and trade uncertainty have weakened the dollar’s safe-haven appeal, driving investors toward more stable Read More

 Is the Dollar’s Global Dominance Coming to an End?
Spotlights on Lebanon

Is the Dollar’s Global Dominance Coming to an End?

Mira Said May 22, 2025

Speculation has grown that President Donald Trump favors a weaker U.S. dollar, a stance that could prompt other countries—especially in Read More

 Currencies and Commodities React to  US-China Trade Truce and Fed Outlook
Financial Markets

Currencies and Commodities React to US-China Trade Truce and Fed

Mira Said May 16, 2025

Global currency markets saw notable shifts this week as the US dollar gained strength amid easing trade tensions with China, while most Read More

 M3 Recorded $68.81 Billion Over the Period Ending May 8, 2025
Financial Markets

M3 Recorded $68.81 Billion Over the Period Ending May 8,

Mira Said May 16, 2025

BDL’s latest statistics on money supply revealed that Broad Money (M3) declined by LBP 16,704.8 billion to stand at LBP 6,158,262 billion ($68.81 billion) Read More

 From Lollars to Dollars: How Will Beirut Stock Exchange Stocks Be Priced Next?
Spotlights on Lebanon

From Lollars to Dollars: How Will Beirut Stock Exchange Stocks

Mira Said May 16, 2025

For several years, Lebanon has faced a severe and multifaceted economic crisis, marked by the dramatic devaluation of the Lebanese pound (LBP) Read More

 Global Stocks Rally on Trade Optimism and Corporate Earnings
Financial Markets

Global Stocks Rally on Trade Optimism and Corporate Earnings

Mira Said April 25, 2025

The BLOM Stock Index rose by 1% during the week ending April 25th, 2025, with the real estate sector dominating trading on the Beirut Read More

 Lebanon’s Cumulative Trade Deficit Down by 3.16% YoY to $2.21B by February 2025
Economic Indicators

Lebanon’s Cumulative Trade Deficit Down by 3.16% YoY to $2.21B

Mira Said April 22, 2025

According to the Lebanese Customs Administration, Lebanon’s cumulative trade deficit narrowed by 3.16% year-over-year (YoY), reaching $2.21 billion by February 2025. This improvement was Read More

 Daily Capital Markets’ Performance
Financial Markets

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Mira Said April 17, 2025

Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of Read More

 Cumulative Balance of Payments Surplus at $3,127.4M by February 2025, Compared to a Deficit of $21.5M by February 2024
Economic Indicators

Cumulative Balance of Payments Surplus at $3,127.4M by February 2025,

Mira Said April 17, 2025

BDL compiled February 2025 data using the two below sources as per the IMF recommendation to align with the International Norms: The “Sixth Read More

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  • BBI 
    8/12/2025
    0.66%
  • BSI 
    9/12/2025
    0.05%
  • BPSI 
    9/12/2025
    0.00%
  • NEER 
    9/12/2025
    0.03%
  • Exchange Rate 
     
    89,700 LBP/$
  • BDL Gold Reserve Value 
    15/11/2025
    $38.47 Billion
  • BDL Foreign Assets Value 
    15/11/2025
    $11.98 Billion
  • BLOM Lebanon PMI 
    November 2025
    51.3

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