According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon widened by 4.09% (LBP 1,818.03 billion) in the first seven months of 2026 to LBP 46,277.84 billion, up from LBP 44,459.81 billion at year-end 2025. This can be attributed to the 6.63% (LBP 1,406.99 billion) increase in claims on customers to LBP 22,626.96 billion, coupled with the 7.99% (LBP 589.95 billion) rise in the value of fixed assets to LBP 7,974.10 billion, and the 198.10% (LBP 473.04 billion) increase in the value of other assets to LBP 711.82 billion, altogether outweighing the 14.43% (LBP 1,252.78 billion) drop in claims on the resident financial sector to LBP 7,430.78 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 48.89% and 17.23% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ other liabilities soared by 96.10% (LBP 8,231.56 billion) YTD July 2026 to LBP 16,797.34 billion, with customer deposits increasing by 34.28% (LBP 3,649.26 billion) to LBP 14,294.48 billion, and liabilities to the non-resident financial sector rising by 25.23% (LBP 728.43 billion) to LBP 3,615.60 billion, totally eroding the 44.52% (LBP 5,802.86 billion) drop in capital accounts to LBP 7,230.22 billion, the 53.46% (LBP 3,805.82 billion) decrease in liabilities to the resident financial sector to LBP 3,313.11 billion, and the 54.46% (LBP 1,170.08 billion) drop in issued debt securities to LBP 978.59 billion.