A Note on Growth Accounting for Post-War Lebanon: Preliminary Analysis and Policy Implications, by Dr. Ali A. Bolbol, Economic Advisor at BLOMINVEST Bank In early 2017, the giant American chipmaker, ... read more
Find below the speech of Mr. Marwan Mikhael, Head of Research at BLOMINVEST BANK, at the “De-Risking & Sanctions: From Awareness to Aversion Role of Financial Regulator and Banks” conference, under the ... 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
A recent report by the UNDP, entitled “Mind the Gap, A Labor Needs Assessment for Lebanon” takes a closer look at the Lebanese labor market broadly and in the sectors of Agro-food, Construction and ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market Demand for the dollar slightly rose on the Lebanese Forex market with the value of the Lebanese Pound trading within the range of $/LP 1,514 – 1,514. 5 with a mid-price of $/LP ... read more
During the week ending March 30th, Broad Money M3 increased by a weekly LBP 304B ($202M) to reach LBP 202,290B ($134.19B). Moreover, M3 recorded a 7.80% annual increase and a 1.63% rise since the start of ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) increased by 0.03% over the period ranging from 6 to 20 April 2017 and settled at 106.66 points. The Lebanese index was outpaced by the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index ... read more
According to the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), the Lebanese gross public debt stood at $76.13B in February 2017, a 6.91% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase, and a 0.05% downtick from January’s balance. ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s real GDP growth reached its lowest since 2011. Real GDP growth continued its decline reaching 0.8% in 2015, after a real growth of ... read more
The Lebanese bourse witnessed a downturn this week as revealed by the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) that decreased by 0.49% to end the week at 1,229.82 points. This was also reflected by the $51.70M weekly ... read more
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