Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) a $125.3M deficit during the first 10 months of the year, compared to a deficit of $2.17B by October 2015. As such, BDL’s Net Foreign Assets (NFA) recorded an increase of $3.99B by October, while commercial banks’ NFAs dropped by $4.12B.
In October alone, the BoP registered a $680.2M deficit. In details, BDL’s NFAs witnessed an increase by $51.2M, while that of commercial banks plunged by $731.4M, from the prior month.
Balance of Payments (BoP) Deficit by October (in Millions $)
Source: BDL