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 Higher Oil Prices Strengthen the US Dollar While Italy’s Political Bickering Weaken the Euro  
Financial Markets

Higher Oil Prices Strengthen the US Dollar While Italy’s Political

Rouba Chbeir May 11, 2018

Lebanese Forex Market The Lebanese Pound traded within the range of $/LP 1,514-1,514.5 against the dollar with a mid-price of $/LP 1,514.25 by Read More

 Trump Pulled out of Iran’s Nuclear Deal: A Stronger Dollar Reduced Demand on US Treasuries
Financial Markets

Trump Pulled out of Iran’s Nuclear Deal: A Stronger Dollar

Rouba Chbeir May 11, 2018

In line with the international developments this week, Lebanon’s BLOM Bond Index (BBI) recorded a decline of 2.09% to end the week Read More

 Lebanon’s Trade Deficit Ended Q1 2018 at $3.9B, Down by 5.3% y-o-y
Economic Indicators

Lebanon’s Trade Deficit Ended Q1 2018 at $3.9B, Down by

Rouba Chbeir May 11, 2018

Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first three months of 2018 (“Q1” hereafter) stood at $3.9B, narrowing from $4.2B in Q1 2017, on the Read More

 Beirut’s Hotel Occupancy Rates ended Q1 2018 at 57.9%
Economic Indicators

Beirut’s Hotel Occupancy Rates ended Q1 2018 at 57.9%

Rouba Chbeir May 10, 2018

According to E&Y’s Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey, Beirut’s hotel occupancy rate slipped from 62.4% in Q1 2017 to 57.9% in Read More

 Lebanon’s Industrial Exports Climbed by 6.3% y-o-y to $187M in January 2018
Economic Indicators

Lebanon’s Industrial Exports Climbed by 6.3% y-o-y to $187M in

Rouba Chbeir May 9, 2018

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Industry, the value of industrial exports rose by an annual 6.3% from $175.9 million (M) in the first Read More

 Daily Capital Markets’ Performance
Financial Markets

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Rouba Chbeir May 8, 2018

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

 Number of Real Estate Transactions Contracted by 16.98% y-o-y in Q1 2018
Economic Indicators

Number of Real Estate Transactions Contracted by 16.98% y-o-y in

Rouba Chbeir May 8, 2018

The activity in Lebanon’s real estate (RE) sector in the first quarter of 2018 slowed down after recording marginal improvements in performance Read More

 Financial Results of the Four Largest Listed Lebanese Banks for First Quarter 2018: Steady Performance amid Political and Economic Troubles in Lebanon and the Region
Spotlights on Lebanon

Financial Results of the Four Largest Listed Lebanese Banks for

Rouba Chbeir May 4, 2018

  Net Profit      ($ mn)     ROACE (%)    ROAA           (%) Cost-to-Income (%) BLOM 116.83 15.21 1.42 37.03 Audi 114.08 12.00 1.05 50.50 BoB 50.68 10.50 1.11 47.00 Byblos 27.85 5.31 0.49 60.70 The un-audited financial results of the four largest listed Lebanese banks — Read More

 Falling Eurozone Bond Yields & Geopolitical Tensions with Iran Increase Demand on US Treasuries
Financial Markets

Falling Eurozone Bond Yields & Geopolitical Tensions with Iran Increase

Rouba Chbeir May 4, 2018

The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) declined by 1.41% to end the week at 96.62 points. It was surpassed by the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Read More

 Ministry of Finance Raised $467M in its April 26th T-Bills Auction
Financial Markets

Ministry of Finance Raised $467M in its April 26th T-Bills

Rouba Chbeir May 4, 2018

During the week ending on Apr. 5, 2018, Broad Money (M3) contracted by a weekly LBP 166B ($110M) to reach LBP 210,065B ($139B). On Read More

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  • 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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