According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon narrowed by 0.58% (LBP 252.75 billion) in the first half of 2025 to LBP 43,520.27 billion, down from LBP 43,773.02 billion at year-end 2024. This can be attributed to the 11.36% (LBP 1,301.17 billion) decrease in claims on the resident financial sector to LBP 10,148.76 billion, coupled with the 44.89% (LBP 1,099.51 billion) drop in cash & deposits with central banks to LBP 1,349.69 billion and the 13.99% (LBP 170.40 billion) decrease in the value of the securities portfolio to LBP 1,047.81 billion, which altogether outweighed the 7.56% (LBP 1,965.88 billion) increase in claims on customers to LBP 27,953.14 billion, the 18.20% (LBP 334.58 billion) rise in claims on the non-resident financial sector to LBP 2,172.72 billion, and the 12.96% (LBP 75.47 billion) increase in the value of fixed assets to LBP 657.94 billion, among others. It is worth noting that claims on customers and claims on the resident financial sector are the two largest asset categories on financial institutions’ balance sheet, accounting for 64.23% and 23.32% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ capital accounts dropped by 16.28% (LBP 1,338.36 billion) YTD June 2025 to LBP 6,880.92 billion, with customer deposits decreasing by 9.08% (LBP 1,207.27 billion) to LBP 12,093.81 billion and public sector deposits plummeting by 86.79% (LBP 333.01 billion) to LBP 50.67 billion, totally eroding the 11.48% (LBP 1,055.25 billion) increase in liabilities to the resident financial sector to LBP 10,251.00 billion, the 58.44% (LBP 737.10 billion) rise in the value of issued debt securities to LBP 1,998.33 billion, and the 7.76% (LBP 654.08 billion) increase in other liabilities to LBP 9,080.21 billion only to name a few.