BEIRUT BLOG: Fear in Baalbek

By Fin DePencier in Beirut For the second day in a row, the Israeli military issued a forced evacuation order for the entire city of Baalbek on October 31, a Lebanese city in the eastern Beqaa valley home to more than 400,000 people and some of the bes…

Interbank lending rate in Iran edges down to 23.72%

By bne Tehran bureau Iran’s interbank lending rate decreased slightly to 23.72% in the week ending October 31, down from 23.76% the previous week, according to Central Bank of Iran data. The weighted average rate has been hovering above 23% as the cent…