According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon widened by 4.26% (LBP 1,894.79 billion) in the first eight months of 2026 to LBP 46,354.60 billion, up from LBP 44,459.81 billion at year-end 2025. This can be attributed to the 41.54% (LBP 1,352.91 billion) increase in claims on the non-resident financial sector to LBP 4,609.78 billion, coupled with the 4.38% (LBP 928.45 billion) rise in claims on customers to LBP 22,148.42 billion, and the 8.19% (LBP 604.86 billion) increase in the value of fixed assets to LBP 7,989.01 billion, altogether outweighing the 19.91% (LBP 1,729.13 billion) drop in claims on the resident financial sector to LBP 6,954.42 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 47.78% and 17.23% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ other liabilities soared by 96.63% (LBP 8,277.40 billion) YTD August 2026 to LBP 16,843.18 billion, with customer deposits increasing by 43.10% (LBP 4,587.77 billion) to LBP 15,232.99 billion, and liabilities to the non-resident financial sector rising by 20.63% (LBP 595.77 billion) to LBP 3,482.94 billion, totally eroding the 45.48% (LBP 5,927.65 billion) drop in capital accounts to LBP 7,105.43 billion, the 52.67% (LBP 3,749.23 billion) decrease in liabilities to the resident financial sector to LBP 3,369.69 billion, and the 87.72% (LBP 1,884.74 billion) drop in issued debt securities to LBP 263.92 billion.