Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) activity registered a 4.9% y-o-y growth in the total number of passengers reaching 6.57M during 2014. The airline traffic was highly affected by the regional and ... read more
During the week ending January 22, 2015, broad Money M3 experienced a downtick by LP 70B ($46.48M), to reach LP 176,251B ($116.92B) with a 5.33% year-on-year growth. Likewise, M1 decreased by LP 111B ... read more
The global economy has witnessed the most significant slide in oil prices since 2008, with global oil prices slashed by more than half between mid-June and early 2015. This decrease can be attributed to ... read more
Beirut, once nicknamed the “The Paris of the Middle East”, suffered in the previous years because of persistent political deadlocks and ongoing unrest in the region. The 6% y-o-y increment to 1.35M in ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds took a downward turn on Thursday from 107.09 points to 107.03 points, according to the BLOM Bond Index (BBI). Demand for 5Y medium-term securities increased from 5.22% to 5.24% while ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) ended the week in the green on Friday as the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) gained 0.19% to 1,189.62 points. In the real estate sector, Solidere “A” and “B” shares gained 1.29% and ... read more
After concerns of a potential war with Israel have calmed down, investors’ demand for Lebanese Eurobonds recovered some of the previous week’s loss. In fact, the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) added a weekly 0.16% ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds market remained stagnant on Wednesday with the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) persisting at 107.09 points. Hand in hand with the stationary demand for medium and long term securities, the 5Y ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) continued its revival on Thursday on a healthy trading day for the real estate sector. This was reflected in the BLOM Stock Index’s (BSI) 0.14% uptick to 1,188.31 points. In ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL) balance sheet posted a 1.67% monthly growth in total assets to $87.13B in the first month of 2015. The bank’s foreign assets ticked down slightly by 0.01% to $37.86B, below its ... read more
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