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 MENA Review and Quarterly Outlook: Q2 2016
MENA in a Glimpse

MENA Review and Quarterly Outlook: Q2 2016

admin September 7, 2016

The macroeconomic picture in the MENA region was little changed during the second quarter of 2016. Oil-exporting countries were still trying to weather Read More

 Egypt: Torn Between Boosting Foreign Reserves and Bearing the Burdens of Lower Pound
MENA in a Glimpse

Egypt: Torn Between Boosting Foreign Reserves and Bearing the Burdens

admin September 7, 2016

No economic progress was recorded when it comes to Egypt during the second quarter of 2016. The country kept on suffering from draining Read More

 UAE: Sluggish Economic Growth Amid Fading Oil Prices
MENA in a Glimpse

UAE: Sluggish Economic Growth Amid Fading Oil Prices

admin September 7, 2016

Besides the spending cuts and the revenue boosting initiatives to reduce their fiscal deficits, as a response to the drops in oil Read More

 Qatar: Fiscal Reforms Aimed at Mitigating Bearish Oil Trend’s Burden
MENA in a Glimpse

Qatar: Fiscal Reforms Aimed at Mitigating Bearish Oil Trend’s Burden

admin September 5, 2016

To alleviate the pressure of declining oil prices on its economy, the Qatari government has been taking measures to cut its expenditures. Read More

 The Lebanese Stock Exchange Went Back to the Red Zone this Week
Financial Markets

The Lebanese Stock Exchange Went Back to the Red Zone

admin September 2, 2016

The Beirut Stock Exchange, reflected by the BLOM Stock Index (BSI), failed to maintain the positive trend of last week; hence the Read More

 Interest Rate Hike Expectations Increased Demand for the Dollar this Week
Financial Markets

Interest Rate Hike Expectations Increased Demand for the Dollar this

admin September 2, 2016

Lebanese Forex Market Demand for the dollar on the Lebanese forex market slightly increased over the past week as the value of Read More

 Lebanese Eurobonds Followed the Emerging Market’s Bonds Downward Trend
Financial Markets

Lebanese Eurobonds Followed the Emerging Market’s Bonds Downward Trend

admin September 2, 2016

Lebanese Eurobonds market witnessed a declining demand during the week, with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) dropping 0.28% to end the week at 103.36 Read More

 Jordan: Low Interest Rates and Poor Investment Incentive
MENA in a Glimpse

Jordan: Low Interest Rates and Poor Investment Incentive

admin September 1, 2016

Pressures on the Jordanian economy continued to grow over the first six months of 2016. As registered refugee numbers remain around the 650,000-mark Read More

 On Dubai and the Real Thing
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On Dubai and the Real Thing

admin August 30, 2016

By Dr. Ali Bolbol* In the mid-2000s, a question was posed to developers about which city in the world had the Read More

 Dollar Gains Ground Against the Euro after Three Weeks of Losses
Financial Markets

Dollar Gains Ground Against the Euro after Three Weeks of

admin August 26, 2016

Lebanese Forex Market: The Lebanese pound’s peg against the dollar maintained the same mid-price of $/LBP 1,514 over the past week however 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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