Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) ended 2017 with a $155.7 million (M) deficit compared to 2016’s $1.2B surplus explained by Lebanon’s central bank Swap operation conducted June 2016. In 2017, three key ... read more
The balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed that total assets grew by a yearly 7.6%, to reach $219.86B in 2017 compared to $204.31B in December 2016. In details, Reserves (47.27% of total ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) rose by a weekly 0.91% this past week to reach 1,173.86 points on February 2, 2018. Accordingly, the market capitalization increased from $11.47B to $11.60B, this week. In fact, ... read more
According to the Morningstar, “bond markets remained steady for 2017.” This report chooses to highlight the performance of bonds in the Lebanese, US, and EU markets. It aims to analyze 2017’s distinctive ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $1.01 billion deficit by November 2017 compared to a $327.7 million surplus by November 2016. By November 2017, the Central Bank of Lebanon’s Net Foreign ... read more
The resignation of PM Saad Hariri on November 4 shook the Lebanese political scene. As such, depositors either transferred their savings outside the country or exchanged their LBP deposits to USD, amid the ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $887.8M deficit in October 2017 and a $1.08B deficit during the first 10 months of the year, compared to a deficit of $125.3M by October 2016. By October ... read more
According to the Central Bank’s balance sheet, total assets reached $115.93B in November 2017, up by 13.3% since the beginning of the year. In details, Foreign assets (composing 36.14% of total assets) ... read more
In line with the previous years, Lebanese banks preserved their role as buffers against the recurring headwinds of an uncertain economy. As a matter of fact and despite the existing low growth environment, ... read more
The balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed that total assets grew 4.5% year-to-date (y-t-d) and 7.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach $213.4B by Sept. 2017. The rise can be attributed to the ... read more
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