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
Business activity at the Lebanese private sector kicked off 2018 revealing a continuing recession, yet the slowest recorded in nine months. Declines in Output and New Orders were smoother in January 2018 ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) ended the week at 103.08 points, down by a marginal 0.06% when compared to January 25, 2018. As such, the BBI outweighed the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI) which ... read more
During the week ending on January 18th, Broad Money (M3) grew by a weekly LBP 344B ($228M) to reach LBP 207,650B ($138B). On a yearly basis, M3 added 3.69% and slid by 0.21% since the start of the year. M1 ... 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 Lebanese Customs, Lebanon’s trade deficit rose by 1.83% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at $14.71B by Nov. 2017, as exports shrank by an annual 4.82% to stand at $2.6B, while imports ... read more
In the past two weeks of January 2018, S&P and Moody’s have renewed their respective assessments and warnings on Lebanon’s economy. In details, Moody’s lowered on January 22nd its Macro Profile for ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the total number of cleared checks slipped by 0.76% to 12.23 million (M), while the total value of checks rose by a marginal 0.28% year-on-year (y-o-y) ... read more
According to Global Blue, tourist spending in Lebanon rose by a yearly 5.5% by December 2017, compared to end 2016. The rise is mainly attributed to increasing tourist spending by Syrians, Kuwaitis, and ... read more
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