Durable Goods In July 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
, Posted by Usman Ali Minhas at 9:48 AM
FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT POSITIONS LEBANON AS A “PARTLY FREE” COUNTRY IN LABOR FREEDOM
According to Freedom House’s report titled “The Global state of Workers’ Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World”, Lebanon is positioned among countries having a “Partly Free” labor rights environment.
ACTIVITY ON THE BEIRUT STOCK EXCHANGE IN AUGUST 2010
According to the Beirut Stock Exchange’s (BSE) monthly bulletin, traded value for the month of August 2010 dropped sharply by 42.00% to $35.87 million.
BALANCE OF TRADE THROUGH JULY 2010
According to Lebanon’s Higher Customs Council, balance of trade deficit widened by $631 million on an annual basis to $8.014 billion as at the end of the first seven months of 2010.
INDUSTRIAL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY THROUGH JULY 2010
The Ministry of Industry conveyed a 35.62% annual expansion in Lebanon’s industrial exports to $2,056 million through July 2010.
MOODY’S DOWNGRADES BAHRAIN’S SOVEREIGN DEBT RATING TO “A3”
According to its latest rating update, Moody’s Investors Service, the international rating agency, has downgraded Bahrain’s local and foreign currency government debt rating to “A3”.
DURABLE GOODS IN JULY 2010
The U.S. Department of Commerce pointed to a 0.3% rise in U.S. durable-goods orders during the month of July 2010.
