According to Banque Du Liban (BDL) statistics, the consolidated balance sheet of financial institutions operating in Lebanon widened by 2.14% (LBP 949.75 billion) in the first nine months of 2026 to LBP 45,409.56 billion, up from LBP 44,459.81 billion at year-end 2025. This can be attributed to the 28.72% (LBP 935.42 billion) increase in claims on the non-resident financial sector to LBP 4,192.29 billion, coupled with the 6.93% (LBP 512.02 billion) rise in the value of fixed assets to LBP 7,896.17 billion, and the 183.03% (LBP 437.06 billion) increase in the value of other assets to LBP 675.84 billion, altogether outweighing the 17.37% (LBP 1,508.21 billion) drop in claims on the resident financial sector to LBP 7,175.35 billion, and the 3.72% (LBP 38.57 billion) decrease in the value of the securities portfolio to LBP 998.84 billion. It is worth noting that claims on customers and fixed assets are the two largest asset categories on financial institutions’ balance sheet, accounting for 47.39% and 17.39% of total assets on a respective basis. On the liabilities side, financial institutions’ other liabilities soared by 90.90% (LBP 7,786.19 billion) YTD September 2026 to LBP 16,351.97 billion, with customer deposits increasing by 33.82% (LBP 3,600.26 billion) to LBP 14,245.48 billion, and liabilities to the non-resident financial sector rising by 13.01% (LBP 375.63 billion) to LBP 3,262.80 billion, totally eroding the 45.46% (LBP 5,925.38 billion) drop in financial institutions’ capital accounts to LBP 7,107.70 billion, the 42.18% (LBP 3,002.89 billion) decrease in liabilities to the resident financial sector to LBP 4,116.04 billion, and the 87.72% (LBP 1,884.74 billion) drop in issued debt securities to LBP 263.92 billion.