At 16:30 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.0732, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,617.85, depreciating against the US Dollar by 0.79% from Thursday’s close. Read More
Economic Indicators
Lebanon’s Balance of Trade Continued to Show a Decline in its Trade Deficit by September
Lebanon’s trade deficit declined by 18.57% year-on-year (y-o-y) by September, to record $10.67B due to a 17.38% decrease in overall imports outpacing the 11.10% Read More
Egypt will finally start electing a new parliament by mid-October this year after 3 years without a legislative Council of Representatives. During Q3 2015, Read More
Spirituality appears to flow through the branches of the olive tree. It has been used as a religious symbol of peace, life, Read More
There was positive political discussions in today’s parliamentary session as 12 bills were passed including an agreement between Lebanon and the Arab Read More
On the London Stock Exchange (LSE), two out of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) were traded on Wednesday. In Read More
Demand on the Lebanese Eurobonds market dropped on Wednesday, as illustrated by the 0.32% daily drop and the 3.30% year-to-date decline in the BLOM Read More
At 16:30 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.0773, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,624.03, appreciating against the US Dollar by 0.28% from Wednesday’s close. Read More
The Lebanese Gross Public Debt (GPD) reached $68.72B (LBP 103,597B) by end September, widening by 4.17% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 3.23% since the start of Read More
MENA in a Glimpse
Jordan Macro and Equity Market: Troubled Global Conditions Catch Up With Resilient Jordan
The third quarter of 2015 proved to be a very difficult period to navigate through, as global financial markets experienced volatility hardly seen Read More
