According to the Central Bank’s balance sheet, total assets reached $117.02B in September 2017, up by 14.37% since the beginning of the year.
In details, Foreign assets (37.62% of total assets), witnessed a year to date (y-t-d) upturn of 8.16%, to $44.03B. In turn, the Securities’ portfolio (24.5% of the total assets) and Gold reserves (10.15% of total assets) increased by 10.94% and 10.92% over the same period, to stand at $28.67B and $11.87B by Sept. 2017.
Moreover, Loans to the financial sector (7.86% stake of total assets) stood at $9.2B, up from $6.4B in Dec.2016.
On the liabilities side, Financial sector deposits (81.56% of total liabilities) rose by 13.4% during the same period to stand at $95.44B. Meanwhile, public sector deposits (5.28% of total liabilities) rose by 12.07% to reach $6.18B compared to December 2016’s level.
BDL’s Total Assets in Sept. (in $B)
Source: Banque du Liban