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Short analyses about Lebanon’s latest economic indicators, updated on a monthly basis

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May 20, 2015

Privatizing Telecom Companies Still Has a Long Way to Go

In its latest article, Lebanon’s Telecom Market Overview 2015, Business Monitor International (BMI) discussed the situational backdrop of the Lebanese telecom sector. The telecom industry is considered a ... read more

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May 19, 2015

Transfers to EdL Declined to $1.49B by September 2014

Transfers to EdL, for the first 3 quarters of 2014, showed an 11.53% year-on-year (y-o-y) drop to $1.49B. This was due to the 10.48% y-o-y decline in payments to fuel oil and gas oil suppliers KPC and ... read more

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May 18, 2015

Byblos Bank Declared Gross Dividend Distribution of $107.16M

The Ordinary General Assembly of Byblos Bank’s shareholders S.A.L convened on May 15, 2015 and approved the distribution of LP 161,551M ($107.16M) in gross dividends, constituting 61% of net profit for the ... read more

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May 18, 2015

Lebanon’s Occupancy Rate Improved to 54% by April

According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, Lebanon registered the largest year-on-year (y-o-y) improvement in its occupancy rate by April, after Egypt. This goes hand in hand with ... read more

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May 15, 2015

Lebanon Ranked 94th Globally in Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI)

In its annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (TTC) 2013-2014 report, published under the theme “Growth through Shocks”, the World Economic Forum ranked Lebanon 94th globally (Spain being 1st) out of ... read more

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May 15, 2015

IMF Says: “Policy Inertia Is Taking a Growing Toll on the Economy”

In its concluding statement of the 2015 Article IV mission, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that the indolent policy along with the continued presence of refugees weigh heavily on the Lebanese ... read more

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May 15, 2015

Kafalat Guarantees Shrank to $25.01M by April

The slowdown in economic activity had its toll on new projects guaranteed by Kafalat, as the number of guarantees given by Kafalat dropped in the first 4 months of 2015. Kafalat issued 180 guarantees worth ... read more

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May 15, 2015

BLC Announced Dividend Distribution

After its Annual Ordinary General Assembly, held on the 12th of May 2015, BLC Bank declared dividend distribution as follows: $7/share for holders of preferred shares classes “A” and “B”, $6.75/shares for ... read more

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May 14, 2015

Exceptional Activity at the Port of Beirut in April

Port of Beirut (PoB) experienced exceptional activity in the month of April as receipts surged by 10.50% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $21.47M (record high in a single month for the last 5 years). This might be ... read more

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May 14, 2015

Lebanese Eurobonds Market Exibited Positive Performance on Wednesday

The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) went up by 0.14% to 107.41 points, as the demand for medium and long-term Lebanese Eurobonds progressed on Wednesday. The yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese notes declined by 2 ... read more

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