It is widely hoped that Lebanon will receive financial assistance on concessional terms for recovery and reconstruction purposes. Recent, perhaps conservative, estimates Read More
On 4 February 2025, J.P. Morgan issued a report on Lebanon, Lebanon: Politics and stability before economics, in which it indicated that “Lebanon Read More
This spotlight is written in memory of Professor Samih Antoine Azar, a remarkable economist and an excellent contributor to the Blog. In Read More
Throughout history, wars have surged in the Middle East in a repeated and regular manner. Due to its strategic location, abundance of Read More
During the week ending September 25, 2014, broad Money M3 dropped by LP 52B ($34.49M), to reach LP 175,228B ($116.24B). M3 growth rate reached 7.17% Read More
Demand for the dollar steadied over the prior week as reflected by the Lebanese pound’s peg against the dollar that remained Read More
Lebanon’s Eurobonds market performed poorly during the week, where the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) fell by 0.35%, to settle at 107.92 points. The Read More
The Beirut Stock Exchange followed the declining trend in the global market; however, to a lesser extent. The BLOM Stock Index (Read More
Bank of Beirut SAL has completed a $100,002,000 increase of its capital by way of issuing 4,762,000 “Series 2014 Priority” shares. The Priority Shares constitute Read More
Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) activity enhanced during the first three quarters of 2014, as the total number of passengers increased by 4.09% year-on-year (Read More
