The Lebanese car market is far from seeing new car registrations more than doubling in one year. Back in 2008, the number of registered new passenger and commercial cars rose by 15,845 to reach 34,543. ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) rose by 0.56% this past week to reach 1,169.16 points on January 19, 2018. Accordingly, the market capitalization reached $11.52B up from $11.46B last week. In fact, an average ... read more
As mirrored by a contracting PMI, the private sectors’ activity has been deteriorating in the past few years. As such, given the slow economic conditions in Lebanon, the number of loan guarantees plummeted ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) rose by 0.11% this past week to reach 1,162.66 points on January 12, 2018. Accordingly, the market capitalization reached $11.46B up from last week’s $10.58B. In fact, an average ... read more
According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits declined by an annual 2.94%, to settle at 15,278 permits by November 2017. However, the Construction Area ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 665 guarantees by November 2016 to 509 guarantees by November 2017. The overall value of the guarantees dropped by 28% year-on-year (y-o-y) ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) stood at 100.21 points, up 0.4% from last week but still below the pre-crisis level of 102.38 points. However, by Dec.7th, Hariri’s resignation has been suspended and the first ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market Demand for the local currency on the Lebanese forex market steadied, with the value of the Lebanese Pound trading within the range of $/LP 1,514 – 1,514. 5 with a mid-price of ... read more
Despite the persisting declines in the levels of output and new work, contraction within the private sector economy soothed in November. Although employment levels kept on deteriorating, the rate at which ... read more
In line with the previous years, Lebanese banks preserved their role as buffers against the recurring headwinds of an uncertain economy. As a matter of fact and despite the existing low growth environment, ... read more
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