According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars during the first five months of 2015 declined by 2.30% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 15,093 ... read more
To start the week, demand for medium-term Lebanese Eurobonds recovered as illustrated by the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) adding 0.05% to 107.29 points. Yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds remained at 6.03% while ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse experienced a negative performance on the back of a poor performance of the real estate sector. Consequently, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) went down by 0.04% to 1,192.00 points, narrowing ... read more
Total consolidated assets of commercial banks registered $179.40B by April, a 2.11% growth since year start, and a progression of 6.97% year-on-year (y-o-y). In terms of assets, total reserves, with a ... read more
Demand for medium-term Lebanese Eurobonds fell on Friday causing the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) to drop by 0.04% to 107.23 points. Yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds remained at 6.03% while that of the 5Y went ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange experienced a recovery in the beginning of the week, due to the positive performance of the real estate sector. Accordingly, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) went up by 0.14% to ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) recorded a surplus of $136.0M in April, as rightly expected by BLOM INVEST bank in early May, when money supply grew by more than 0.91% in the week ending April 30. The ... read more
A country’s debt is a double-edged sword: It can represent a means to an end, allowing a country to cover its deficit or carry out investments but it can also constitute a threat if it is accumulated ... read more
Beirut Stock Exchange ended this week with a small loss despite a positive performance across most traded stocks. Thus BLOM Stock Index (BSI) declined by 0.24% to 1,190.83 points this week, narrowing its ... read more
The Lebanese Eurobonds market witnessed a fall in demand, during the week as positive political talks between the major parties mainly boosted trading activity on the Lebanese Bourse. Lebanon’s Eurobonds ... read more
Demand for the dollar saw a correction during the week in the Lebanese Forex market, after 2 weeks of dollar demand frailty. Consequently, the Lebanese pound’s peg against the dollar went up from $/LP ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds declined on Thursday causing the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) to drop by 0.22% to 107.28 points. Yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds went up by 2 basis points (bps) and 4 bps ... read more
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