“A refugee, according to the 1951 Convention [relating to the Status of Refugees], is someone unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) rose by a weekly 0.61% to reach 104.77 points, as demand for medium and long term Lebanese Eurobonds increased. The Lebanese index was outpaced by the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ ... read more
During the week ending January 26, Broad Money M3 contracted by a weekly LBP164B ($110M) to reach LBP 199,184B ($132.13B). However, M3 recorded a 7.14% annual increase and a 0.07% rise since the start of ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
Data from the Lebanese Cadastre Registry indicated that the number of real estate (R.E) transactions fell by a 3.04% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach 5,489 transactions, noting that January witnessed the ... read more
The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport contracted in January 2017, as the total number of passengers fell by a yearly 1.38% to 539,089. The number of passengers arriving to Lebanon climbed by ... read more
According to Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE), the Kuwaiti firm Mohamad Abed El Mohsen El Kharafi & Sons Co. for general contracting and industrial manufacturing, a corporate shareholder of Rasamny Younes ... read more
During the week ending January 19, Broad Money M3 contracted by a weekly LBP139B ($90M) to reach LBP 199,348B ($132.24B). However, M3 recorded a 7.16% annual increase and a 0.15% rise since the start of ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market Demand for the dollar on the Lebanese forex market increased over the past week, going from $/LP 1,514 within the range $/LP 1,513.75 – 1,514.25 on January 24th to a mid-price ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourist arrivals by the end of 2016 rose by a yearly 11.23% to 1.69M by December. This rise was partly due to the political breakthrough in Lebanon by ... read more
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