According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the consumer price index (CPI) has been prone to deflationary pressures in H1 2015 compared to H1 2014. The CPI dropped from 100.61 in June 2014 ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds improved on Thursday as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) revealed a 0.16% increase to 107.25 points, tightening its year-to-date loss to 0.20%. The yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese ... read more
Lebanon’s Central Bank’s (BdL) revealed a 0.41%monthly growth by Mid-July in its total assets to $91.13B compared to a lower amount of $90.76B by June 15. Foreign assets, which grasped 42.87% of total ... read more
Demand for the dollar in the Lebanese Forex market declined during the week as the Lebanese pound’s peg against the dollar went from $/LP 1,507-1,511 with a mid-price of $/LP 1,509 to $/LP 1,506–1,510 with ... read more
A slight improvement in demand for medium term Lebanese Eurobonds helped in enhancing the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) performance on Wednesday. In details, the Lebanese gauge revealed a 0.01% uptick to 107.08% ... read more
The steel industry is the biggest industry in the world after oil and gas, with an estimated global turnover of $900B. Steel is the most widely exploited and recycled metal on earth. Its various forms and ... read more
According to Lebanese customs, Lebanon’s trade deficit shrunk by a yearly 21% to reach $5.83B by May 2015. The smaller deficit came about as both imports and exports posted yearly declines of 19% and 8% to ... read more
In spite of a 22.29% year-on-year (y-o-y) contraction in trade deficit and an improved performance in the tourism sector, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) revealed a deficit of $525M in the first 5 ... read more
Tourist spending in Lebanon grew 7% y-o-y in the first six months of 2015, according to “Global Blue”. The improvement of tourists’ spending in the first half of the year was mainly the result of the ... read more
Ever since 2011, construction, real estate and therefore the cement industry have been negatively impacted by the eruption of the Arab spring, especially in neighboring Syria, and by the local instability ... read more
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