According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon narrowed by 1.55% ($17.71 million) during the first seven months of 2022 to $1,124.45 million, down from $1,142.16 million at year-end 2021. This can be mainly attributed to the 31.02% ($50.20 million) decrease in the value of fixed assets to $111.65 million, coupled with the 12.02% ($8.26 million) contraction in the value of securities portfolio to $60.46 million and the 31.58% ($4.12 million) drop in the value of other assets to $8.92 million, which altogether outweighed the 6.64% ($20.02 million) rise in claims on the resident financial sector to $321.69 million, the 3.51% ($16.97 million) increase in claims on customers to $499.99 million and the 10.97% ($8.03 million) rise in cash and deposits with Central Banks to $81.17 million, only to name a few. It is worth noting that claims on customers and on the resident financial sector are the two largest asset categories on financial institutions’ balance sheet, accounting for 44.47% and 28.61% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ capital accounts fell by 6.31% ($28.22 million) in the first seven months of 2022 to $419.22 million, with customer deposits concurrently dropping by 4.86% ($10.05 million) to $196.69 million and issued debt securities decreasing by 8.76% ($7.26 million) to $75.64 million, among others, altogether outweighing the 19.05% ($41.60 million) appreciation in other liabilities to $259.98 million.