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 From Theory to Practice: When a Weaker Currency Doesn’t Boost Exports – The Case of Lebanon
Key Takeaways

From Theory to Practice: When a Weaker Currency Doesn’t Boost Exports – The Case of Lebanon

Mira Said July 9, 2025

In its Spring 2025 issue titled “Turning the Tide?”, the World Bank’s (WB) Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM) featured a special analysis of Read More

 Lebanese Eurobonds Rally Amid Ceasefire, Despite Hezbollah’s Resistance to Disarmament
Financial Markets

Lebanese Eurobonds Rally Amid Ceasefire, Despite Hezbollah’s Resistance to Disarmament

Mira Said July 4, 2025

Lebanon’s bond market is showing signs of renewed investor confidence. In the week ending July 3, the BLOM Bond Index jumped 4.76%, driven Read More

 Daily Capital Markets’ Performance
Financial Markets

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Mira Said July 4, 2025

Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of Read More

 Oil, Gold and Dollar Dip as Ceasefire Calms Markets and Trade Talks Remain Unresolved
Financial Markets

Oil, Gold and Dollar Dip as Ceasefire Calms Markets and Trade Talks Remain Unresolved

Mira Said June 27, 2025

With the U.S. dollar sliding to a three-and-a-half-year low and gold and oil prices tumbling, global markets are recalibrating around geopolitics, Read More

 Lebanon’s Financial Collapse: A Systemic Crisis Ignored!
Spotlights

Lebanon’s Financial Collapse: A Systemic Crisis Ignored!

Mira Said June 25, 2025

Lebanon’s economic collapse extends well beyond the banking sector—it is a systemic crisis. This is the central argument of the 2025 Read More

 Number of Airport Passengers Up 5.18% Annually YTD by May 2025
Economic Indicators

Number of Airport Passengers Up 5.18% Annually YTD by May 2025

Mira Said June 25, 2025

The cumulative activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport rose by 5.18% year-on-year (YoY) to 2,410,668 travelers. This increase was driven by a 10.69% cumulative YoY Read More

 Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 24.89% to 3,491 by May 2025
Economic Indicators

Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 24.89% to 3,491 by May 2025

Mira Said June 24, 2025

Lebanon saw a cumulative 24.89% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits to 3,491 permits by May 2025. Israel’s war on Lebanon had been largely Read More

Financial Markets

M3 Recorded $68.54 Billion as of June 5, 2025

Mira Said June 20, 2025

BDL’s latest statistics on money supply revealed that Broad Money (M3) decreased by LBP 10,887 billion to stand at LBP 6,134,408 billion ($68.54 billion) Read More

 Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 24.03% to 2,615 by April 2025
Economic Indicators

Cumulative Construction Permits Fell Yearly by 24.03% to 2,615 by April 2025

Mira Said June 17, 2025

Lebanon saw a cumulative 24.03% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits to 2,615 permits by April 2025. Israel’s war on Lebanon had been largely Read More

 Daily Capital Markets’ Performance
Financial Markets

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Mira Said June 16, 2025

Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of Read More

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  • 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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