Investors’ confidence in the economic outlook of MENA countries did not improve in the last quarter of 2015. The geo-political risks of the region that kept on aggravating and the worsening oil prices ... read more
Saudi Arabia continued to be involved in the issues of its neighboring Middle Eastern countries. In December, the Kingdom decided on an $8B investment in Egypt while Egypt is set on renewing a deal to ... read more
Similarly to the previous years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held on to its strategic goals despite the global economic headwinds and the escalating regional tensions. Deteriorating oil prices were ... read more
The positive momentum of the Lebanese bourse continued for the third week in a row following improving performance in the banking, real estate and industrial sectors. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) added a ... read more
For the second week running, the Lebanese stock market managed to show positive weekly performance on the account of the better than expected results by Lebanese banks and despite the continuing retreat in ... read more
On the Beirut Stock Exchange, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) fell by 0.72% during the week to 1,153.09 points. The average traded volume increased from last week’s 185,386 shares worth $2,769,701 to 334,556 ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), consumer prices in Lebanon fell by 4.08% in October since the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined from 100.97 in October 2014 to 96.84 in ... read more
The economic outlook of MENA countries remained gloomy during the third quarter of 2015 due to low oil prices and intensifying conflicts in many parts of the region. Economies of oil-exporting countries ... read more
In the cheap oil era, Saudi Arabia is remaining true to defending its market share on the oil market by not cutting its output as it believes it can sustain lower oil prices more than other players such as ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the consumer price index (CPI) recorded a 4.60% yearly fall to 96.37 by August compared, to last year’s 101.01. This deflationary pressure was ... read more
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