During the week ending October 18, Broad Money (M3) shrank by a weekly LBP 309B ($205M) to stand at LBP 211,342B ($140B). As such, M3 rose by an annual 1.03% and by 1.56% since December 2017. In fact, ... read more
The Lebanese olive oil sector faces several challenges. Olive oil in Lebanon now has its own genomic imprint, yet traders and cooperatives are not willing to use it. Most probably in cheating in olive oil ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
According to Kafalat, the number of issued loan guarantees stood at 282 guarantees by September 2018, recording a yearly decline of 37.33% in the same period of 2017. The overall value of the guarantees ... read more
In its latest publication titled “The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2018”, the World Economic Forum provides a comprehensive summary of the drivers of productivity and competitiveness in the Arab world ... read more
A bare uptick in the BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) from 45.6 in August to 45.8 in September still hints at a gloomy operating environment for the Lebanese private sector. Lebanon has now ... read more
Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more
It used to be known as the “Merchant Republic” and, better still, as the “Switzerland of the Middle East”, and its capital city was referred to as the “Paris of the East”. If you think that country is ... read more
Healthcare spending in Lebanon is substantial with BMI revising its forecasts upwards. BMI estimates that healthcare spending will rise from $4.14 billion in 2017 to $4.32 billion in 2018. By 2022, BMI ... read more
With a reading of 45.6 in August, the BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained well below the 50 neutral- mark. The subdued PMI figures continue to reflect the precarious state of the ... read more
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