The second quarter of 2014 was no different than the previous one. Egypt remained dogmatic in its belief about fighting terrorism that was diffusing through its borders. The most populous country in the ... read more
The Lebanese balance of trade for precious metals (gold, diamonds, articles of jewelry, silver, platinum, pearls and precious stones) has been in the red for the past four years at the exception of 2012. ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse ended witnessed a poor performance today on the back of negative outlook in the real estate sector. Consequently, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) illustrated a 0.53% decline to 1,167.91 ... read more
On the London Stock Exchange (LSE), out of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) only BLOM GDRs showed signs of activity on Thursday, as they went up by 0.81% to $9.98 following the ... read more
Demand for short-term Lebanese Eurobonds progressed on Thursday which compensated the weakened demand for long term ones. Accordingly, the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) slightly up ticked by 0.01% to 107.13 ... read more
At 11:30 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at $/€ 1.0927, up ticking by 0.04% from yesterday’s close. In general news, mixed data from Europe and United States and an awaited NFP (Non-Farm Payroll) are ... read more
Moody’s released its outlook on Lebanon’s Banking system in late July in which it gave a negative view for the year 2015, despite some positive highlights. The banking system is mainly pressured by the ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) registered a 0.99% uptick over the past week to settle at 107.13 points. The BBI outperformed the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index which lost a weekly 0.32% to 672.92 ... read more
Trade on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) was sluggish over the week, with the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) dropping 0.82% to 1,167.91 points. The average traded volume and value inched up marginally from last ... read more
During the week ending July 16 2015, broad Money M3 increased by LP 182B ($121.01M), to reach LP 181,763B ($120.57B) with a 4.59% yearly growth and a 2.46% y-t-d uptick. In contrast, M1 decreased by LP ... read more
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