According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon widened by 3.42% (LBP 1,519.51 billion) in the first half of 2026 to LBP 45,979.32 billion, up from LBP 44,459.81 billion at year-end 2025. This can be attributed to the 2.91% (LBP 618.48 billion) increase in claims on customers to LBP 21,838.46 billion, coupled with the 8.05% (LBP 594.07 billion) rise in the value of fixed assets to LBP 7,978.22 billion, and the 15.14% (LBP 493.25 billion) increase in claims on the non-resident financial sector to LBP 3,750.12 billion, altogether outweighing the 10.43% (LBP 905.52 billion) drop in claims on the resident financial sector to LBP 7,778.03 trillion. It is worth noting that claims on customers and fixed assets are the two largest asset categories on financial institutions’ balance sheet, accounting for 47.50% and 17.35% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ other liabilities soared by 96.20% (LBP 8,240.03 billion) YTD June 2026 to LBP 16,805.81 billion, with customer deposits increasing by 33.45% (LBP 3,560.45 billion) to LBP 14,205.67 billion, and liabilities to the non-resident financial sector rising by 23.43% (LBP 676.57 billion) to LBP 3,563.74 billion, totally eroding the 45.04% (LBP 5,870.65 billion) drop in capital accounts to LBP 7,162.43 billion, the 54.96% (LBP 3,912.37 billion) decrease in liabilities to the resident financial sector to LBP 3,206.56 billion, and the 54.46% (LBP 1,170.08 billion) drop in issued debt securities to LBP 978.59 billion.