The private sector’s economy remained in the contraction area in October, as revealed today by the private sector activity indicator BLOM PMI which registered 48.8 points, however it improved over last ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) weakened, after lawmakers voted on Parliament’s mandate extension. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) lost 0.27% to 1,176.22 points. Only one stock increased in price today, ... read more
The same political situation led demand in the Lebanese Eurobonds market to be concentrated on short-term maturities, where the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) inched up by 0.03% to 108.22 points. The 5Y and 10Y ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) started the week in the red, with 125,189 shares traded worth $968,862. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) lost 0.09% to 1,179.40 points. The banking sector grasped a share of ... read more
The World Economic Forum recently released “The Global Gender Gap Report 2014”, which examines the gap between men and women in four essential categories: Economic Participation and Opportunity, ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds market improved, where the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) gained 0.04% to 108.19 points. The 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds’ yields lost 1 basis point (bp) each to 5.16% and 6.21%, ... read more
During the two weeks ending October 16, 2014, broad Money M3 rose by LP 231B ($153.56M), to reach LP 175,148B ($116.18B). M3 growth rate reached 6.82% year-on-year and 4.52% since year start. In contrast, ... read more
31/10/2014 24/10/2014 %Change YTD Euro / LP 1894.02 1907.89 -0.73% Euro / Dollar 1.2564 1.2656 -0.73% NEER Index** 140.08 139.60 0.34% 8.54% Demand for the dollar steadied over ... read more
Bank of Beirut’s (BoB) net profits added 15.30% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $123.19M, in September 2014. This was driven by the 16.43% and 3.93% upsurge in net interest income and net fees and commission ... read more
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