According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the combined balance sheet of investment banks operating in Lebanon narrowed by 1.96% (LBP 1,808.65 billion) during the first four months of 2026 to LBP 90,346 billion, down from LBP 92,155 billion at end of 2025. In details, fixed assets dropped by 14.64% (LBP 2,053.26 billion) to LBP 11,969 billion and was accompanied by the 5.58% (LBP 587.23 billion) decrease in the value of the securities portfolio to LBP 9,928 billion, and the 4.87% (LBP 401.69 billion) drop in claims on the non-resident financial sector to LBP 7,844 billion, which altogether outweighed the 5.19% (804.29 billon) rise in claims on the private sector to LBP 16,289 billion, the 0.68% (LBP 245.48 billion) increase in cash and deposits with Central Banks to LBP 36,283 billion, and the 2.34% (LBP 183.70 billion) rise in the value of other assets to LBP 8,030 billion among others. On the liabilities side, investment banks’ private sector deposits decreased by 2.50% (LBP 1,076.09 billion) up until April 2026 to LBP 41,963 billion, coupled with the 6.90% (915.29 billion) drop in other liabilities to LBP 12,354 billion, and the 1.30% (LBP 327.80 billion) decrease in investment banks’ capital accounts to LBP 24,815 billion, have totally eroded the 6.67% (LBP 684.46 billion) rise in liabilities to the non-resident financial sector to LBP 10,941 billion,

Abiding by legislative decree number 50 and subsequent BDL circulars, investment banks operating in Lebanon have managed over the last couple of years to increase their lending activity to the private sector while reducing their exposure to the public sector. As a result, the surplus, representing the difference between loans to the private sector and claims on the public sector, reached LBP 16,286 billion in April 2026 compared to LBP 15,481 billion in December 2025 and LBP 15,306 billion in April 2025.