The Beirut Stock Exchange ended Wednesday’s session in the green, on the back of a good performance in the banking sector. This translated into the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) posting a 0.19% daily uptick to ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds remained relatively stable on Tuesday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) marginally inched up by 0.02% to settle at 107.96 points. The yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds decreased ... read more
The value of cleared checks decreased by 4.85% during the first three months of the year, illustrating lower business spending. In fact, the number of checks cleared by Banque du Liban amounted to 3.04M ... read more
The series of terrorist attacks fastened in Q1 2015 with Egypt facing almost 331 incidents compared to 353 for the entirety of 2014. The emerging developments in Yemen and the military intervention of ... read more
Despite the decline in oil prices, the UAE are carrying on with their ongoing projects such as Mall of the World and Dubai World Expo 2020 and continue to be the magnet for multinational headquarters ... read more
BEMO Bank recorded a net profit of $3.14M in Q1 2015 compared to $2.73M over the same period in 2014. In details, interest expense increased by 4.24% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $10.90M, outpacing the annual ... read more
Demand for medium and long term Lebanese Eurobonds strengthened in the beginning of the week, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) increased by 0.32% to settle at 107.94 points. The yields on 5Y and 10Y Lebanese ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse ended Tuesday’s session in the red, as the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) posted a 0.09% daily downtick to close at 1,191.72 points, which translates into a 1.83% y-t-d increase. In the banking ... read more
In spite of the stable political condition, a 30.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) contraction in trade deficit and an improved performance in the tourism sector, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) revealed a ... read more
Pressure on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan continued to ease with the decreasing number of Syrian refugees. The UNHCR had previously estimated the number to increase over 2015 from 811,070 to above the ... read more
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