Since 2011, Lebanon has witnessed slower GDP growth as key sectors of construction, real estate and tourism suffered the ripples of the neighboring Syrian war and of the local political gridlock. The ... read more
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds recovered on Thursday, as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) increased by 0.23% to 107.21 points. Yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds went down by 4 basis points (bps) and 5 ... read more
Total real estate transactions (local and foreign transactions) stood at 23,130, the lowest level since 2010. In fact, the number of total transactions witnessed a 17.74% yearly drop and amounted to $2.91B ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse fell from yesterday’s session, mainly due to the real estate sector illustrating a negative performance. Thus, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) went down by 0.15% to 1,186.89 points, ... read more
Port of Beirut (PoB) continued to experience a bolstered activity, in the month of May as receipts surged by 12.71% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $2.23M monthly high in the last 5 years. This might be due to the ... read more
According to the Ministry of Industry, January’s industrial exports totaled $243.2M in January 2015, 2.4% higher than the same month in 2014 but still 11.8% below the value reached in January 2013. The ... read more
Telecommunication activity in Lebanon kept on posting improvements in 2014. In fact, and after revealing a noticeable progress in the usage of telecommunication services, Lebanon saw an advance over the ... read more
Beirut, once titled “the pearl of the Middle East”, was transformed by a 15-year war into a genuine no-man’s-land. Cities were damaged, roads were impaired, and train operations halted. Since ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit dropped by 22.29% year-on-year (y-o-y) by April 2015 to record $4.64B due to a 20.22% decrease in overall imports outpacing the 8.71% decline in total exports. This was mainly due ... read more
The number and value of guarantees given by Kafalat declined by 38.78% and 40.62%, respectively in the first 5 months of 2015 to 221 worth $32.15M, compared to 361 guarantees worth $45.21M by May 2014. The ... read more
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