According to the data from the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total construction permits witnessed a year-on-year (YOY) remarkable increase of 189.84% to reach 5,249 permits by May 2021. ... read more
By Invitation: Dr Azar is Professor of Finance and Economics at Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon. The views expressed in the note are strictly his and do not necessarily reflect the views of ... read more
Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are created and owned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a way to maintain central bank reserves for all 190 country members. As such, members have the right to buy and ... read more
According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, the occupancy rate in Beirut’s 4- and 5-star hotels reached 33% by May 2021, up from last year’s registered 19% during the same period. On ... read more
For the month of August, President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati have met several times to agree on a new cabinet with no end result. However, as of last week, President expressed ... read more
3/9/2021 27/8/2021 % Change BLOM Stock Index 1,053.544 1,052.732 0.08% Average Traded Volume 121,514 32,425 274.75% Average Traded Value 2,094,201 ... read more
According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of Real estate (RE) transactions which may include one or more realties, went up by a yearly 44.30% to ... read more
As of March 2021, Lebanon’s trade deficit totaled $2.63B, going from the $2.02B registered in the same period last year. In fact, total imported goods retreated only by 18.9% year-on-year (YOY) to $3.33B; ... read more
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