Total consolidated assets of commercial banks amounted to $180.08B in H1, a 2.50% growth since year start, and an improvement of 6.20% year-on-year (y-o-y). In terms of assets, total reserves, with a ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse showed poor trading activity despite four out of the six traded stocks ending in the green. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) went up by 0.69% to 1,176.31 points following the trade of 34,402 ... read more
On the London Stock Exchange (LSE), three of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) traded, albeit exhibiting declines in their quotes. In the real estate sector, Solidere GDRs lost ... read more
On the Lebanese Eurobonds market, activity was not apparent as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) remained at 107.102 points. The yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds steadied at 5.38% and 6.22%, ... read more
At 11:30 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at $/€ 1.1114, dropping by 0.38% from Wednesday’s close. In general news, a combination of poor US figures (Non-Farm Payroll) last week, Chinese deflationary ... read more
In spite of a 21% 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 deficit of $1.32B in H1 2015, compared ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) declined by 0.20% 1,168.23 points following the trade of 72,494 shares worth $805,081. The BSI registered a 0.17% down tick since the start of the year, and a 3.27% decline from ... read more
On the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Solidere GDR shares improved by 6.70% to close at $11.15, as 2,281 shares were traded worth $25,433. Meanwhile, the GDRs of BLOM, Audi, and Byblos did not trade steading ... read more
On the Lebanese Eurobonds market, The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) fell by 0.01% to 107.102 points on Tuesday as the demand for medium term Lebanese notes weakened. The yield on the 5 Year Lebanese Eurobonds rose ... read more
Despite the 5.20% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline of the overall imports’ tonnage in the first five months of 2015 to 6.05M tons of goods worth $7.1B, four out of nine custom offices revealed higher volumes ... read more
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