According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) ended 2018 with a $4.82B deficit compared to a $155.7M deficit during the same period last year. In fact, the external balance ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 46.2 in December 2018 to 46.5 in January 2019 on account of softer contractions in output and new orders. Panelists in the survey were the least ... read more
The balance sheet of the Lebanese Central Bank, BDL, witnessed a 1.97% monthly increase in total assets to $143.37B in January 2019. “Foreign assets”, constituting 27.39% of total assets, recorded a ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourists visiting Lebanon, in 2018, displayed a 5.77% year-on-year (y-o-y) progress, where the total number of tourists went up from 1.86M to 1.96M. This ... read more
The Revenues at the Port of Beirut (POB) witnessed a decline of 3.52% during 2018 to reach $231.53M. Total container activity including transshipment (TEU+TS) rose by a yearly rate of 0.06% to 1,305,754 ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
Given the slow economic conditions in Lebanon, the number of Kafalat loan guarantees slumped yearly by 43.94% by December 2018 to reach 310. Accordingly, the overall value of the guarantees dropped by ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Lebanese economy’s average inflation rate stood at 6.07% year-on-year (y-o-y) by the end of 2018 since the average Consumer Price Index ... read more
The current economic slowdown has negatively weighed on the construction sector during 2018. According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits slumped by 16.37% ... read more
Following 2017, which saw strong gains in asset prices and record low volatility, 2018 was anything but calm. Although, global markets have started the first half of the year in rally due to strong ... read more
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