BBI retreated this week, falling by 0.16% to reach 91.31 points. The JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI) recorded a 0.45% weekly uptick to stand at 783.09 points. As such, the yields on the 5 ... read more
In April 2018, the CEDRE conference was held in Paris to provide financial assistance to Lebanon to cope with its economic problems that were aggravated by the inflows of more than one million Syrian ... read more
According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of RE transactions, which may include one or more realties, decreased by a yearly 18.20% to reach 27,472 ... read more
The economic slowdown of the Lebanese economy has persisted for several years with marginal growth in GDP levels, and the beginning of 2018 was no different. In fact, the private sector’s business ... read more
The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport improved in the first half of the year as the total number of passengers rose by an annual 11.94% to 3.9M by June 2018. The rise could be partly ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of issued loan guarantees stood at 223 guarantees in the first half of 2018 (H1), compared to 311 guarantees issued in H1 2017. The overall value of the guarantees also ... read more
According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets grew by 5.65% year-to-date (y-t-d) and by 12.28% year-on-year (y-o-y), to stand at $232.29B by May 2018. In details, ... read more
According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits fell by a yearly 14.5% to reach 6,097 by May 2018. The Construction Area Authorized by Permits (CAP) also ... read more
Global demand for fixed income securities fluctuated during the first half of the year. In the US, a hawkish Fed and stronger than expected economic data across the US accompanied by the China trade war ... read more
The latest swap operation engineered in May 2018 between the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Banque du Liban (BDL), and commercial banks sent the Lebanese Balance of payments (BOP) into a surplus totaling ... read more
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