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 BDL Issues Basic Circular 169 Related to Capital Control in Local US Deposits Withdrawals/Transfers
Economic Indicators

BDL Issues Basic Circular 169 Related to Capital Control in Local US Deposits Withdrawals/Transfers

Helmi Mrad July 2, 2025

The Central Bank (BDL) issued on July 1st, 2025 basic circular 169 (Decision 13729) regarding the withdrawals from USD deposits accumulated in banks in Lebanon Read More

Financial Markets

M3 Recorded $68.64 Billion as of June 12, 2025

Helmi Mrad June 27, 2025

($B) 12-Jun-24 05-Jun-25 12-Jun-25 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 1.02 1.253 1.275 0.021 24.68% 15.064% M 2 1.23 1.626 1.681 0.055 36.20% 20.652% M 3 71.22 68.54 68.64 0.101 -3.62% -0.156% M 4 71.45 68.62 68.72 0.099 -3.82% -0.205% BDL’s Read More

 Lebanon’s Inflation Rate increased by 14.44% YOY in May 2025
Economic Indicators

Lebanon’s Inflation Rate increased by 14.44% YOY in May 2025

Helmi Mrad June 24, 2025

Lebanon’s annual inflation rate increased to 14.44% in May 2025, from 12.99% in April 2025 according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average Read More

 BLOM Bank Releases its Non-audited Financials for  Q1 2025
Economic Indicators

BLOM Bank Releases its Non-audited Financials for Q1 2025

Helmi Mrad June 23, 2025

BLOM Bank published on June 20th, 2025 its non-audited financial results for Q1 2025. The losses incurred in the first quarter of 2025 as shown Read More

Financial Markets

Oil Prices Surge Amid Escalation of Geopolitical Tensions

Helmi Mrad June 20, 2025

    20/06/2025 13/06/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 103,068.20 103,390 -0.31% 11.23% Euro / Dollar 1.1516 1.1552 -0.31% 11.23% NEER Index 239.17 238.73 0.18% 2.12% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) of the Lebanese pound rose Read More

 BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $11.3B after an $189.4M Increase in the First Two Weeks of June 2025
Economic Indicators

BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $11.3B after an $189.4M Increase in the First Two Weeks of June 2025

Helmi Mrad June 19, 2025

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets increased by 0.14% annually, to reach $93.96B Read More

Financial Markets

Lower than Expected US Inflation and Geo-political Tensions Escalation Drove US Treasury Yields Down

Helmi Mrad June 13, 2025

    12/06/2025 05/06/2025 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 17.33 17.67 -1.91% 30.44% Weighted Yield          104.18% 101.68% 2.46% 0.60% Weighted Spread 9,994.41 9,745.28 2.56% 0.67% The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), which tracks Lebanese Read More

 BDL Issues Intermediate Circular 735 Regarding Operations of E-Wallets Providers
Economic Indicators

BDL Issues Intermediate Circular 735 Regarding Operations of E-Wallets Providers

Helmi Mrad June 3, 2025

On May 23rd, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circular 735 (Decision 13718) to amend some of the points in the basic decision 7548 concerning the Read More

 President Trump’s Tariffs Decisions Weighing on Forex and Commodities Markets
Financial Markets

President Trump’s Tariffs Decisions Weighing on Forex and Commodities Markets

Helmi Mrad May 30, 2025

    30/05/2025 23/05/2025 % Change YTD Euro / LP 101,537.75 101,702 -0.16% 9.58% Euro / Dollar 1.1345 1.13633296 -0.16% 9.58% NEER Index 238.33 238.14 0.08% 1.76% The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) of the Lebanese pound rose Read More

 LEA’s ‘Preservation of Deposits’Position Paper: Analysis & Critique
Spotlights

LEA’s ‘Preservation of Deposits’Position Paper: Analysis & Critique

Helmi Mrad May 29, 2025

In this spotlight, we will highlight the main issues discussed in the position paper “Advocating the Preservation of Deposits as Precondition for Read More

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Indices

  • BBI 
    15/10/2026
    1.76%
  • BSI 
    16/10/2026
    -0.19%
  • BPSI 
    16/10/2026
    0.00%
  • NEER 
    16/10/2026
    0.13%
  • Exchange Rate 
     
    89,700 LBP/$
  • BDL Gold Reserve Value 
    30/09/2026
    $38.62 Billion
  • BDL Foreign Assets Value 
    30/09/2026
    $11.4 Billion
  • BLOM Lebanon PMI 
    September 2026
    50.5

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