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 BSI Starts the Year with an Upturn
Financial Markets

BSI Starts the Year with an Upturn

Riwa Daou January 5, 2018

The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) recorded a rise of 1.47% in the past two weeks to reach 1,161.43 points on January 5, 2018. Accordingly, the market Read More

 The ABC of Oil and Gas in Lebanon
Spotlights on Lebanon

The ABC of Oil and Gas in Lebanon

Riwa Daou January 5, 2018

How much oil and gas? In 2010, the US Geological Survey estimated large undiscovered oil and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean region. Read More

 Number of Construction Permits down by 2.94% y-o-y by November 2017
Economic Indicators

Number of Construction Permits down by 2.94% y-o-y by November

Riwa Daou January 5, 2018

According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits declined by an annual 2.94%, to settle at 15,278 Read More

 Total Assets of Commercial Banks Gained 5.62% YTD by October 2017
Economic Indicators

Total Assets of Commercial Banks Gained 5.62% YTD by October

Riwa Daou December 27, 2017

The balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed that total assets grew by 5.62% year-to-date (y-t-d) to reach $215.79B by October 2017 compared Read More

 Stronger than Expected Retail Sales Data Boosted the Dollar this week
Financial Markets

Stronger than Expected Retail Sales Data Boosted the Dollar this

Riwa Daou December 16, 2017

Demand for the local currency on the Lebanese forex market steadied, with the value of the Lebanese Pound trading within the range Read More

 Number of Kafalat Guarantees down by November 2017
Economic Indicators

Number of Kafalat Guarantees down by November 2017

Riwa Daou December 15, 2017

According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 665 guarantees by November 2016 to 509 guarantees by November 2017. The overall value of the Read More

 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Lebanon 2017-2022
Spotlights on Lebanon

Debt Sustainability Analysis for Lebanon 2017-2022

Riwa Daou December 9, 2017

Lebanon has been through many tough economic times, but none quite like current times. The novelty in the economic slowdown Lebanon has Read More

 World Bank Report: Tech Start Up Ecosystem in Beirut
Spotlights on Lebanon

World Bank Report: Tech Start Up Ecosystem in Beirut

Riwa Daou November 24, 2017

The World Bank recently released a report entitled “The Tech Start up Ecosystem in Beirut” in which it attempts to portray the Read More

 BMI Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report 2017
Spotlights on Lebanon

BMI Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report 2017

Riwa Daou November 18, 2017

According to the latest Business Monitor International (BMI) report on Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare in Lebanon, the market will register modest growth in Read More

 Ministry of Finance Raised LBP 553B in its November 02nd T-Bills Auction
Financial Markets

Ministry of Finance Raised LBP 553B in its November 02nd

Riwa Daou November 11, 2017

During the week of 19 – 26 October 2017, Broad Money (M3) declined by a weekly LBP 418B ($277M) to reach LBP 208,458B ($138B). Nonetheless, M3 Read More

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Indices

  • BBI 
    19/11/2025
    0.61%
  • BSI 
    20/11/2025
    0.09%
  • BPSI 
    20/11/2025
    0.00%
  • NEER 
    20/11/2025
    0.01%
  • Exchange Rate 
     
    89,700 LBP/USD
  • BDL Gold Reserve Value 
    15/11/2025
    38.47 Billion USD
  • BDL Foreign Assets Value 
    15/11/2025
    11.98 Billion USD
  • BLOM Lebanon PMI 
    October 2025
    50.6

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