The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) started its 1st session of this week in the red, as the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) decreased Read More
During Friday’s session on the London Stock Exchange, none of the Lebanese GDRs were traded. Hence, the GDRs maintained their previous Read More
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) ended Friday’s session with a 0.30% drop to 103.55 points. Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds weakened across all maturities, Read More
At 15:32 am Beirut time, the Euro was quoted at €/$ 1.1259, the equivalent of €/LBP 1,697.29, appreciating by 0.09% against the US Dollar. The dollar depreciated Read More
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars added 1.36% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 15,300 cars Read More
According to Kafalat, the number of granted loans increased from 224 by May 2015 to 289 guarantees in May 2016. The overall value of the guarantees Read More
Financial Markets
Unlike Demand for US Treasuries, Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds was Down this Past Week
Demand for the Lebanese Eurobonds fell over the past week, as reflected by the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) which lost 0.06% to reach 103.86 Read More
According to the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon’s Gross Public Debt reached $71.65B by April 2016, up by 3.16% from April 2015 and 1.91% since year-start. Read More
Lebanese Forex Market: Demand for the Dollar in the Lebanese Forex Market remained unchanged over the past week as the value of Read More
As we expected, activity on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) retreated this week with the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) declining by 0.64% to 1,147.82 Read More
