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 Construction Permits down Yearly by 4.74% to 4,821 by June 2024
Economic Indicators

Construction Permits down Yearly by 4.74% to 4,821 by June 2024

Stephanie Aoun July 16, 2024

According to the data from the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total construction permits witnessed a year-on-year (YOY) decrease Read More

 Balance of Payments Surplus at $786.1M by May 2024, compared to a Surplus of $1,231.3M by May 2023
Economic Indicators

Balance of Payments Surplus at $786.1M by May 2024, compared to a Surplus of $1,231.3M by May 2023

Stephanie Aoun July 15, 2024

According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a surplus of $786.1M by May 2024, far less than the surplus over Read More

 Gold hit a six-week high above $2,400 / ounce
Financial Markets

Gold hit a six-week high above $2,400 / ounce

Stephanie Aoun July 12, 2024

12/07/2024 05/07/2024 %Change YTD Euro / LP 97,232.80 97,259.65 -0.03% 487.37% Euro / Dollar 1.09 1.09 -0.03% -1.56% NEER Index 228.32 227.60 0.32% -5.21%   Lebanese Forex Market Lebanese monetary authorities announced the decision of Read More

 Lebanese Commercial Banks’ Total Assets Down Year on Year by 9.48% to $104.29B by May 2024
Economic Indicators

Lebanese Commercial Banks’ Total Assets Down Year on Year by 9.48% to $104.29B by May 2024

Stephanie Aoun July 11, 2024

According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets declined annually by 9.48% to stand at $104.29B by May 2024 amid BDL’Read More

 World Bank: Poverty has tripled in Lebanon from a decade ago
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World Bank: Poverty has tripled in Lebanon from a decade ago

Stephanie Aoun July 11, 2024

The economic crisis that began in 2019 has led to a substantial loss of purchasing power for most Lebanese households. Triple-digit inflation rates, Read More

 US unemployment rate expected to reach 4.5% by year-end
Financial Markets

US unemployment rate expected to reach 4.5% by year-end

Stephanie Aoun July 5, 2024

04/07/2024 27/06/2024 Change Year to Date BLOM Bond Index (BBI) 6.15 6.23 -1.38% 1.94% Weighted Yield 279.99% 267.40% 4.71% 218.82% Weighted Spread 27,456.33 26,197.06 4.81% 212.86%   04/07/2024 27/06/2024  Change BBI 6.15 6.23 -1.38% JP Morgan EMBI 864.79 866.60 -0.21% 5Y Read More

Economic Indicators

Port of Beirut: Container Activity down by 7.3% by April 2024  

Stephanie Aoun July 4, 2024

Total container activity including transshipment (TEU+TS) fell by a yearly 7.3% to stand at 225,661 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) for the month of Read More

 Bank Audi Publishes its Audited Financial Results for  2023 and its Non-audited Financial Results for Q1 2024
Economic Indicators

Bank Audi Publishes its Audited Financial Results for 2023 and its Non-audited Financial Results for Q1 2024

Stephanie Aoun July 3, 2024

Bank Audi published on 1 July, 2024 its audited financial results for 2023 and its non-audited financial results for Q1 2024. In its statement, Bank Audi Read More

 Value of Real Estate Transactions reached $253.39M in May 2024
Economic Indicators

Value of Real Estate Transactions reached $253.39M in May 2024

Stephanie Aoun July 2, 2024

According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the cumulative number of Real estate (RE) transactions Read More

 Daily Capital Markets’ Performance
Financial Markets

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Stephanie Aoun July 2, 2024

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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