Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds dropped on Wednesday for the 5th consecutive session, as its becoming more evident that Lebanon is following the “wait and see” investor mode apparent in the US Bond market. ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit tightened by 25.91% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $3.43B in Q1 2015 compared to $4.62B in the same period the year before. This was mainly due to the decline in the price of oil and the ... read more
The BLOM PMI signaled a slower contraction of private sector’s economic activity in April, and remained under the threshold of 50.0 separating growth from contraction, at 49.0. Foreign demand for the ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds weakened on Tuesday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) slightly declined by 0.09% to settle at 107.62 points. The yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds augmented by 1 basis ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange slightly improved today on the back of the real-estate sector. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) inched up by 0.13% to 1,195.61 points, and recorded a 2.17% year-to-date growth. The ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse recovered today from yesterday’s poor performances as five of the six traded stocks ended in the green. This translated into the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increasing by 0.38% to 1,194.02 ... read more
Demand for medium and long-term Lebanese Eurobonds weakened on Thursday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) down ticked by 0.03% to settle at 107.72 points. The yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), “Salaries, Wages and Related Benefits”, which comprises the basic salaries, allowances and indemnities, increased by 5.39% year-on-year (y-o-y) during the first ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse started the week on a sour note due to the poor performances in the real estate, banking and industrial sector. This translated into the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) decreasing by 0.38% to ... read more
Demand for short-term Lebanese Eurobonds dipped on Thursday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) down ticked by 0.17% to settle at 107.75 points. The yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds remained constant ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL) balance sheet exposed a minor monthly downtick of 0.03% in total assets to $88.81B by End-April 2015. Foreign assets, constituting 42.41% of total assets, inched down by 1.94% to ... read more
The resolution of an 18-month long dispute between Egypt and Qatar, which was brokered by Saudi Arabia, did not last very long as an Egyptian official accused Qatar of financing terrorism, a list that has ... read more
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