BlomInvest Bank S.A.L., Research Division

BlomInvest Bank S.A.L., Research Division is a research firm specializing in equity and economic research. Within equity research, the firm seeks to research on basic materials, real estate and industrial products sectors covering major public companies in the Middle East. It issues initiation and periodic studies that provide an analytical framework consisting of financial projections; fair value of the stock; comparable analysis with regional peers; comprehensive financial analysis; information on the business model, strategy and outlook; and economic overview of the environment in which the target company operates. Within economic research, the firm offers insightful studies on the economic and financial developments in Lebanon and the Middle East, providing country and sector reports, and brief studies on Lebanon. It provides publications and indicators about important economic and financial activities by tracking prices of all stocks listed on the Beirut Stock Exchange; performance of the Lebanese government bond market; movement of the nominal effective exchange rate; and prices of preferred shares of Lebanese Banks. The firm offers an index that tracks listed banks across 11 Arab countries in the GCC, Middle East and North Africa. The firm offers research publications that cover international corporate news, equity, fixed income and commodities, economic trends, foreign exchange rates, Lebanese money and treasury bills rates, indices, and net asset value of managed funds. BlomInvest Bank S.A.L., Research Division is based in Beirut, Lebanon. It is a division of BlomInvest Bank S.A.L.