In its quarterly Industry Risk/Reward Index for Q4, 2015, in terms of the medical device industry, Business Monitor ranked Lebanon 7th out of 17 in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region (Saudi Arabia ... read more
The Global Innovation Index (GII), co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, draws an innovation efficiency ratio for each country by assessing the ... read more
Despite the protests that are taking place today, the Lebanese Bourse showed resilient performance on Wednesday, ending up the session in the green. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) gained 0.07% to settle at ... read more
The BLOM PMI stabilized at 49.3 in July signaling an unchanged slight slowdown of the private sector’s economic activity, as it stood just below the threshold of 50.0 separating growth from contraction. ... read more
Check below a summary of the recently published assessment of Greece’s public debt released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as a link to the full article: At the last review in May ... read more
Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) activity progressed during the first 5 months of 2015, where the total number of passengers improved by 8.93% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 2.52M, compared to a lower ... read more
The value of cleared checks decreased by 4.85% during the first three months of the year, illustrating lower business spending. In fact, the number of checks cleared by Banque du Liban amounted to 3.04M ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the consumer price index (CPI) remained in the red, recording a negative change in CPI year-on-year (y-o-y) for a 3rd consecutive month. The CPI ... read more
The number of total incomers to Lebanon significantly rose in January due to improving political and security conditions in the country and in the region. With substantial amounts of snowfall, winter ... read more
In the Lebanese Eurobonds’ market today, the Ministry of Finance completed a successful issuance of $2.2B Eurobonds maturating in 10Y and 15Y with respective yields of 6.20% and 6.65%. Lead managers were ... read more
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