BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $11.6B after a $49.3M Decrease in the Last Two Weeks of August 2026

According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 1.18% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $93.25B by end-August 2026.

Furthermore, the gold account, representing 43.92% of BDL’s total assets, increased by 30.13% yearly to reach $40.95B by end-August 2026. In addition, BDL foreign reserve assets, consisting of 12.40% of total assets fell by 0.89% YoY and stood at $11.6B by end-August 2026. Moreover, foreign reserve assets decreased by $49.3M in the last two weeks of August 2026.

On the liabilities front, financial sector deposits, representing 86.02% of BDL’s total liabilities, decreased by 5.02% annually and reached $80.22B by end-August 2026 compared to last year, of which more than 90% are denominated in dollars. Moreover, public sector deposits, representing 11.00% of BDL’s total liabilities, surged by 30.58% yearly and reached $10.26B by end-August 2026. Lastly, currency in circulation outside of BDL, consisting of 0.69% of BDL’s total liabilities, fell by 20.94% annually to reach $643,626M by end-August 2026.

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

_{Sources: BDL, BLOM Bank}