Most countries are moving financial inclusion up their reform agendas, with around 60 governments setting financial inclusion as a formal target. This year’s post-2015 Development Agenda directly puts ... read more
Positive political developments on the Lebanese front, with bills being passed and talks on filling the presidential void, boosted the Lebanese during the week. Thus, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) inched up ... read more
According to Ernst & Young’s Middle East hotel benchmark survey, health concerns deterred tourists and travelers from visiting Lebanon as shown by the 6 percentage points (pps) drop in the hotel ... read more
During the week ending November 5, 2015, broad Money M3 expanded by LP 219B ($145.27M), to reach LP 184,088B ($122.11B) posting a 5.18 % yearly growth and a 3.77% y-t-d uptick. Similarly, M1 increased by ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds decreased over the past week pushing the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) down by 0.16% to 103.75 points. In contrast, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index increased by 0.66% over ... read more
Lebanon has recently applied to become a shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in order to be allegeable to get loans from the bank. Hence, a fact-finding mission, ... read more
In its quarterly Industry Risk/Reward Index for Q1, 2016, in terms of the pharmaceutical industry, Business Monitor ranked Lebanon 3rd out of 17 in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Lebanon’s ... read more
The economic outlook of MENA countries remained gloomy during the third quarter of 2015 due to low oil prices and intensifying conflicts in many parts of the region. Economies of oil-exporting countries ... read more
Following the heightening pressure on Lebanon from international entities, the Lebanese parliament finally convened last week and held its first legislative session in a year to approve several financial ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds declined over the past week as shown by the 2.04% y-t-d decline and 0.75% weekly decline in the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) to reach 103.91 points. The JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ ... read more
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