Total personnel costs rose by 15.54% in the first half of 2026 to around LBP 119.86 trillion, up from LBP 103.74 trillion in the same period in 2025.
Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index rose by 17.53% annually to 8,935.73 in September 2026, compared to 7,603.00 in September 2025.
The foreign reserve assets of the Central Bank rose by $49.36 million in the first half of October 2026 to $11.45 billion while gold reserves decreased by $0.26 billion to $38.36 billion.