LEBANON RANKS 88TH WORLDWIDE IN THE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INDEX
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Women Economic Opportunity Index assigned Lebanon a score of 41.9, which positions it 88th in the world and 25th on a continental basis.
BUDGET DEFICIT THROUGH MAY 2010
Lebanon’s fiscal deficit (budgetary & treasury) tightened to $864 million in the first five months of the year 2010.
BANQUE DU LIBAN'S RESERVES IN THE SECOND HALF OF JUNE 2010
Banque Du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet depicts a 0.14% ($43.17 million) bi-weekly regression in Lebanon’s foreign assets (foreign currency reserves) portfolio to $30.35 billion in the second half of June 2010.
CREDIT LIBANAIS INAUGURATES “CREDIT INTERNATIONAL S.A.” IN THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
In line with its expansion strategy, Credit Libanais has inaugurated its majority-owned subsidiary bank “Credit International S.A.” in the Republic of Senegal on June 22, 2010.
KUWAITI PARLIAMENT APPROVES USD 17.3 BILLION SPENDING PLAN
According to Reuters, the Kuwaiti parliament recently approved a Kuwaiti Dinar 5 billion (USD 17.3 billion) government spending plan.
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX IN JUNE 2010
The U.S. Conference Board conveyed that the U.S. consumer confidence index fell by 15.63% to a threemonth low of 52.9 in June 2010.
