The Lebanese economy remained in a challenging position in 2015, however some improvements were achieved. Tourism activity reached a four-year high in 2015 with the number of tourist arrivals rising by ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange saw disparate performance over the week’s five sessions to settle in positive ground by the end of Friday’s session. This could be partly due to the positive vibes stemmed from ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds decreased on Tuesday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) diminished by 0.11% to 102.78 points. The yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds went up by 2 basis points (bps) to 6.88%, ... read more
At 12:49 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.0929, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,647.55, appreciating by 0.12% against the US Dollar. The Euro increased against the dollar as unemployment rate in the ... read more
The operating conditions of the private sector kept on deteriorating during the first month of 2016, however the rate of contraction seemed to be slowing. In fact, the BLOM PMI hovered close to neutrality ... read more
The balance sheet of the Lebanese Central Bank, BDL, posted a 1.42% monthly increase in total assets to $92.19B in January 2016. Foreign assets, constituting 40.15% of total assets, inched down by 0.20% ... read more
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) ended today’s session in the red, with the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) decreasing by 0.21% to 1,156.85 points, after 4 sessions of gains. In the real estate sector, Solidere ... read more
Two out of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) were traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday. BLOM GDRs increased by 0.10% to reach $9.65, after the trade of 113,026 ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds increased on Monday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) augmented by 0.10% to 102.89 points. The yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds dropped by 2 basis points (bps) to 6.86%, while ... read more
At 11:30 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.0910, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,644.68, appreciating by 0.20% against the US Dollar. The euro gained against the dollar today mainly on beliefs that the ... read more
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