According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), consumer prices in Lebanon fell by 4.08% in October since the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined from 100.97 in October 2014 to 96.84 in ... read more
The Lebanese economy is a “credit economy” where the function of financial intermediation takes center stage. Up to July 2015, the totality of loans granted in the financial sector constituted 110% of GDP. ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market: Demand for the dollar on the Lebanese forex market increased this as the exchange rate rose from last week’s quote of $/LP 1,510.5-1,514.5 with a mid-price of $/LP 1,512.5 to $/LP ... read more
As 3 out of the 6 traded stocks on the Lebanese Bourse ended in the green, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increased by 0.28% on Friday to 1,133.72 points, narrowing its year-to-date losses to 3.12%. In the ... read more
On the London Stock Exchange (LSE), two out of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) were traded on Thursday. In details, 241,120 GDRs of BLOM exchanged hands at their previous quote ... read more
Disparate demand was witnessed on the Lebanese Eurobonds market on Thursday which caused the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) to remain relatively stable, as it marginally slipped by 0.01% to 102.66 points. Yields on ... read more
The number of real estate transactions (local and foreign transactions) stood at 51,096 in the first 10 months of the year, with an 11.52% yearly decline from 57,751 during the same period last year. Their ... read more
During the week ending November 5, 2015, broad Money M3 expanded by LP 219B ($145.27M), to reach LP 184,088B ($122.11B) posting a 5.18 % yearly growth and a 3.77% y-t-d uptick. Similarly, M1 increased by ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds decreased over the past week pushing the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) down by 0.16% to 103.75 points. In contrast, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index increased by 0.66% over ... read more
As the real estate sector showed improving performance on Thursday, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increased by 0.49% to 1,130.56 points. In details, Solidere shares class “A” and “B” went up by 4.17% and ... read more
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