The Lebanese Eurobonds market weakened for the third day in a row, due to the drop in demand for medium and long-term maturities. The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) fell by 0.04% to 108.41 points. The 5Y and 10Y ... read more
Activity on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) picked up today, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) added 0.20% to reach 1,178.53 points. The banking sector grasped a share of 51.20%, where Byblos’ listed shares ... read more
According to the Association of Car Importers in Lebanon (AIA), there was a 5.32% increase in the number of registered new passenger and commercial cars, reaching 26,901 vehicles by August, compared to the ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon’s fiscal deficit widened by 7.33% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach $840.01M in the first quarter (Q1) of 2014. This came as a result of 8.58% y-o-y growth in ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds market weakened for the second day, due to the decline in demand for medium and long-term maturities. The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) fell by 0.09% to 108.45 points. The 5Y and 10Y ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) was active today with a volume of 1,043,579 shares worth $3,072,030. The major shares traded were Byblos listed shares, where 674,264 shares out of the 933,730 shares were ... read more
The consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks revealed a 2.98% year-to-date (y-t-d) growth in total assets to $169.74B by July, and a gain of 7.56% year-on-year. Reserves, grasping a share of 35.00% ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) recorded a surplus of $131.0M in the first seven months of 2014, compared to a deficit of $957.2M in the same period the prior year, despite the widening trade deficit. ... read more
Kafalat issued 78 guarantees in August 2014, surging up by 41.82% from 55 guarantees in the same month of 2013. The value of loans guaranteed by Kafalat totaled $11.05M in August 2014, up from $6.97M in ... read more
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