BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $11.5B after a $86.99M Decrease in the First Two Weeks of September 2026

According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 1.52% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $93.12B by mid-September 2026.

Furthermore, the gold account, representing 42.23% of BDL’s total assets, increased by 17.05% yearly to reach $39.32B by mid-September 2026. In addition, BDL foreign reserve assets, consisting of 12.33% of total assets fell by 2.97% YoY and stood at $11.5B by mid-September 2026. Moreover, foreign reserve assets decreased by $86.99M in the first two weeks of September 2026.

On the liabilities front, financial sector deposits, representing 85.77% of BDL’s total liabilities, decreased by 5.40% annually and reached $79.9B by mid-September 2026 compared to last year, of which more than 90% are denominated in dollars. Moreover, public sector deposits, representing 11.23% of BDL’s total liabilities, increased by 30.72% yearly and reached $10.5B by mid-September 2026. Lastly, currency in circulation outside of BDL, consisting of 0.68% of BDL’s total liabilities, fell by 23.74% annually to reach $634.9M by mid-September 2026.

BDL Total Assets, Foreign Assets, Gold and Currency in Circulation by Mid-September 2026 ($M):

_{Sources: BDL, BLOM Bank}

By Marybel  Estephan