The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks the performance of the Lebanese Eurobonds, lost a slight 0.02%, over the week, to 105.69 points. The BBI lagged behind the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index ... read more
Emerging Investment Partners (EIP) announced its first investment in the Lebanese market, through the acquisition of a majority stake in a large real-estate project, Backyard Hazmieh. The total project is ... read more
Kindly find below a link to the article written by Mr. Marwan Mikhael, head of research department at BLOMINVEST Bank, for the EUROMONEY’s Global Banking & Financial Policy Review 2015/2016: ... read more
Despite the protests that are taking place today, the Lebanese Bourse showed resilient performance on Wednesday, ending up the session in the green. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) gained 0.07% to settle at ... read more
Customs activity was negative over the first seven months of 2015 recording yearly drops of 13.6% and 1.9% in terms of value and volume of transferred goods. However, the steep decline in the value of ... read more
Despite the improving tourism activity, and the contracting trade deficit, Lebanon’s Balance of Payment (BoP) remained in the red for the first 7 months of 2015, recording a deficit of $1.32B, compared to ... read more
The value of cleared checks decreased by 8.21% during the first seven months of the year, illustrating lower business spending. In fact, the number of checks cleared by Banque du Liban amounted to 7.18M ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars during the first 8 months of 2015 expanded by a mere 1.72% year-on-year (y-o-y) up to ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit dropped by 16.90% year-on-year (y-o-y) by July, to record $8.31B due to a 15.53% decrease in overall imports outpacing the 8.44% decline in total exports. The prominent trend of ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), “Salaries, Wages and Related Benefits”, which mainly includes the cost of basic salaries, allowances and indemnities, increased by 5.26% in the year of 2014 to ... read more
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