According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon widened by 2.70% (LBP 1,200.98 billion) in the first quarter of 2026 to LBP 45,660.79 billion, up from LBP 44,459.81 billion at year-end 2025. This can be attributed to the 8.52% (LBP 1,807.22 billion) increase in claims on customers to LBP 23,027.19 billion, coupled with the 18.88% (LBP 485.38 billion) rise in cash & deposits with central banks to LBP 3,056.14 billion, and the 2.98% (LBP 220.34 billion) increase in the value of fixed assets to LBP 7,604.49 billion, which altogether outweighed the 12.79% (LBP 1,110.35 billion) drop in claims on the resident financial sector to LBP 7,573.20 billion, and the 12.68% (LBP 413.05 billion) decrease in claims on the non-resident financial sector to LBP 2,843.82 billion. It is worth noting that claims on customers and tangible & intangible fixed assets are the two largest asset categories on financial institutions’ balance sheet, accounting for 50.43% and 16.65% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ other liabilities rose by 83.13% (LBP 7,120.56 billion) YTD March 2026 to LBP 15,686.34 billion, with customer deposits increasing by 24.02% (LBP 2,556.79 billion) to LBP 13,202.01 billion, and liabilities to the non-resident financial sector rising by 15.01% (LBP 433.26 billion) to LBP 3,320.43 billion, totally eroding the 47.25% (LBP 6,158.07 billion) drop in capital accounts to LBP 6,875.01 billion, and the 44.87% (LBP 3,194.38 billion) decrease in liabilities to the resident financial sector to LBP 3,924.54 billion.