At 13:51 am Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.1333, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,708.45, depreciating by 0.28% against the US Dollar. The euro’s Read More
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) revealed a deficit of $899.1M in the first four months of 2016, compared to a deficit of $714.2Read More
Spotlights
The Lebanese Grain Importers: Opportunities Seized and Transformed into a Solid, Stable Market
Today, the market for grain importers and distributors is a well-established one. Each market player benefits from its own competitive advantage, its Read More
Financial Markets
Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds and US Treasuries Moved in Opposite Directions this Past Week
Demand for the Lebanese Eurobonds fell over the past week, as reflected by the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) which lost 0.17% to reach 104.06 Read More
The Alpha Group’s[1] total assets sustained their healthy growth in the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016). According to Bank Data, the Alpha Read More
When talking about wheat, the angles can vary from matters as serious as food security to matters as delicious as bread and Read More
On the ground, Syrian government forces took back the historic city of Palmyra in March after it was seized by IS militants Read More
The Lebanese Eurobonds saw an improvement over the past week as revealed by the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) which increased by 0.09% to Read More
At the onset of 2016, rivalry between the Sunni-kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shiite-Iran was heated. In January 2016, Saudi Arabia executed 47 people Read More
Spotlights
Financial Results of the Three Largest Listed Lebanese Banks for the First Quarter of 2016: Sustainable Profitability despite Ongoing Difficult Operating Conditions
The un-audited financial results of the three largest listed Lebanese banks (BLOM, Audi, and Byblos) for 2016 show that they have maintained their Read More
