Beirut Stock Exchange
Stock exchange located in Beirut, Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE, Arabic: بورصة بيروت) is the principal and only stock exchange of Lebanon. Located in Beirut, it is a public institution run by a committee including a chairman, a vice-chairman and eight members appointed via a decree issued by the Council of Ministers, in accordance with a proposal by the Minister of Finance. All BSE members are Lebanese Joint stock companies (SAL) with a capital above £L500,000 and registered at the secretariat of the Commercial Register in. Members include holding companies and offshore companies. The BSE authorizes Brokerage firms the operation and trade in securities listed on the BSE according to the Bourse trading system and also lists the issuing companies (called "Listed companies") that have any of their stocks or other financial instruments listed.[1]
Type | Stock Exchange |
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Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
Coordinates | 33°53′39″N 35°30′18″E |
Founded | 1920 |
Key people | Fadi Khalaf Chairman |
Currency | United States dollar |
No. of listings | 15[citation needed] |
Website | http://www.bse.com.lb/ |