During the week ending October 29, 2015, broad Money M3 expanded by LP 208B ($137.94M), to reach LP 183,869B ($121.97B) posting a 5.12 % yearly growth Read More
The real estate sector managed to recover this week following 3 weeks of weak performance. This was mainly on the back of positive Read More
Financial Markets
The Beirut Stock Exchange Improved Following Yesterday’s Positive Political Discussions
The progress denoted on the Lebanese political scene, managed to boost the Lebanese Bourse performance today for the 2nd session running. However, Read More
On the London Stock Exchange (LSE), two out of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) were traded on Thursday. In Read More
Appetite for Lebanese Eurobonds market slightly eased on Thursday, as illustrated by the 0.01% daily drop in the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) to 103.91 Read More
At 16:30 Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.0732, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,617.85, depreciating against the US Dollar by 0.79% from Thursday’s close. Read More
Economic Indicators
Lebanon’s Balance of Trade Continued to Show a Decline in its Trade Deficit by September
Lebanon’s trade deficit declined by 18.57% year-on-year (y-o-y) by September, to record $10.67B due to a 17.38% decrease in overall imports outpacing the 11.10% Read More
Egypt will finally start electing a new parliament by mid-October this year after 3 years without a legislative Council of Representatives. During Q3 2015, Read More
Spirituality appears to flow through the branches of the olive tree. It has been used as a religious symbol of peace, life, Read More
There was positive political discussions in today’s parliamentary session as 12 bills were passed including an agreement between Lebanon and the Arab Read More
