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 Lebanon’s Balance of Payments: 2022 vs 2023
Economic Indicators

Lebanon’s Balance of Payments: 2022 vs 2023

Stephanie Aoun May 22, 2024

   USD Million 2022 2023 Current Account – 7,264.69 –  5,642.82   Goods – 13,620.89 – 12,716.30   Services   1,529.50   1,173.65   Income – 833.76 – 78.87   Current transfers   5,660.48   5,978.69 Capital Account   1,544.27   610.00 Financial Account   5,644.86   3,404.58   Direct Investment   460.69   582.76 […]Read More

 Balance of Payments Surplus at $442.5M by March 2024, compared to a Surplus of $1,174.6M by March 2023
Economic Indicators

Balance of Payments Surplus at $442.5M by March 2024, compared

Stephanie Aoun May 21, 2024

According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a surplus of $442.5M by March 2024, far less than the surplus over Read More

 Construction Permits down Yearly by 11.07% to 2,956 by April 2024
Economic Indicators

Construction Permits down Yearly by 11.07% to 2,956 by April

Stephanie Aoun May 20, 2024

According to the data from the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total construction permits witnessed a year-on-year (YOY) decrease Read More

 Estimate of Losses Incurred by Banks on Loan Paybacks:  Sept 2019-Dec 2022
Spotlights on Lebanon

Estimate of Losses Incurred by Banks on Loan Paybacks: Sept

Stephanie Aoun May 20, 2024

Since September 2019, commercial banks in Lebanon have largely ceased granting loans, leading to a decrease in loan balances over the subsequent years (Read More

 Daily Capital Markets’ Performance
Financial Markets

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Stephanie Aoun May 17, 2024

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

 Gold prices further increased this week to reach $2,382.52/ ounce
Financial Markets

Gold prices further increased this week to reach $2,382.52/ ounce

Stephanie Aoun May 17, 2024

17/05/2024 10/05/2024 %Change YTD Euro / LP 97,044.85 96,427.30 0.64% 486.23% Euro / Dollar 1.0843 1.0774 0.64% -1.75% NEER Index 227.10 227.39 -0.13% -5.72%   Lebanese Forex Market Lebanese authorities announced the decision of unifying the Read More

 M3 reached $70.16B Over the Period Ending May 2nd, 2024
Financial Markets

M3 reached $70.16B Over the Period Ending May 2nd, 2024

Stephanie Aoun May 17, 2024

($B) 02-May-23 25-Apr-24 02-May-24 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 6.12 0.960 0.986 0.026 -83.89% -82.18% M 2 7.27 1.138 1.165 0.027 -83.96% -82.40% M 3 80.56 70.10 70.16 0.06 -12.91% -8.83% M 4 81.87 70.35 70.40 0.05 Read More

 Tourism activity dropped in the first quarter of 2024
Economic Indicators

Tourism activity dropped in the first quarter of 2024

Stephanie Aoun May 13, 2024

According to the data by the Ministry of Tourism, the number of incoming visitors witnessed an annual drop of 13.52% in the first Read More

 The Japanese Yen has depreciated significantly against major currencies, especially the US Dollar
Financial Markets

The Japanese Yen has depreciated significantly against major currencies, especially

Stephanie Aoun May 10, 2024

10/05/2024 03/05/2024 %Change YTD Euro / LP 96,427.30 96,284.10 0.15% 482.50% Euro / Dollar 1.0774 1.0758 0.15% -2.37% NEER Index 227.39 227.47 -0.04% -5.60%   Lebanese Forex Market Lebanese authorities announced the decision of unifying the Read More

 M3 reached $70.1B Over the Period Ending April 25th, 2024
Financial Markets

M3 reached $70.1B Over the Period Ending April 25th, 2024

Stephanie Aoun May 10, 2024

($B) 25-Apr-23 18-Apr-24 25-Apr-24 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 6.01 0.984 0.960 (0.024) -84.03% -82.65% M 2 7.16 1.169 1.138 (0.030) -84.11% -82.81% M 3 80.53 70.17 70.10 (0.07) -12.95% -8.90% M 4 81.84 70.42 70.35 (0.07) 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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