Lebanon’s trade deficit widened by 4.83% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach $11.73B by August 2018. In fact, total imports increased by a yearly 4.76% to $13.72B by August 2018 while exports recorded a yearly ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average prices rose by 6.10% by September 2018 compared to the same period last year as all 13 components of the Consumer price index ... read more
During the week ending October 4, Broad Money (M3) declined by a weekly LBP 340B ($226M) to stand at LBP 212,185B ($140.75B). As such, M3 rose by an annual 1.37% and by 1.97% since December 2017. In ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market The Lebanese Pound steadied within the range of $/LP 1,514-1,514.5 against the dollar with a mid-price of $/LP 1,514.25. The peg continues to be supported by the Central Bank’s ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) recorded a 0.46% increase by to reach 984.48 points over the last week. The market capitalization rose from $9.52B, last week, to $9.57B this week. On average, 411,163 shares ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the Daily Star on Wednesday the 17th of October 2018. https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/Local/2018/Oct-17/466590-assessing-lebanons-economic-database.ashx It is ... read more
Lebanon’s BLOM Bond Index (BBI) this week rose by 3.01% to close at 89.95 points, outweighing the 0.27% marginal uptick recorded in the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI) which closed the week ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
According to the latest report published by Ernst & Young, Beirut’s hotel occupancy rate fell to 62.6% in the first 8 months of 2018, compared to 64.3% registered during the same period last year. The ... read more
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