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| Sep 2012 | 220 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator reached 243.5 in September 2012, compared with 230.0 in the previous month and 248.1 in September 2011. The balance of payments posted during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 92.2 million. Year-on-year, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased from 6.5% at end-August to 7.2% at end-September, while the deposit dollarization rate remained below 65% for the fifth consecutive month. On accounts in US dollar, bank interest rates decreased. On LBP-denominated accounts, deposit rates declined, while lending rates rose slightly | AR EN FR |
| Aug 2012 | 219 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator stood at 230.0 in August 2012, compared with 247.8 in the previous month and 236.7 in August 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 496.7 million. At end-August 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased annually by 6.5%, while the deposit dollarization rate remained below 65% for the fourth consecutive month. On LBP-denominated accounts, both lending and deposit rates increased. On accounts in US dollar, lending rates rose, while deposit rates remained unchanged | AR EN FR |
| Jul 2012 | 218 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator stood at 247.8 in July 2012, compared with 261.0 in the previous month and 257.1 in July 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 321.7 million. At end-July 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased annually by 6.3%, while the deposit dollarization rate stood at 64.8%. On accounts in US dollar, bank interest rates increased. On LBP-denominated accounts, lending rates decreased, while deposit rates remained unchanged | AR EN FR |
| Jun 2012 | 217 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator stood at 261.0 in June 2012, compared with 265.3 in the previous month and 261.8 in June 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 23.4 million. The consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased annually by 7.7% at end-June 2012, while the deposit dollarization rate remained unchanged, stabilizing at 64.9%. Regarding bank interest rates, they rose on debit accounts in Lebanese pound and US dollar, while they registered a slight decrease on LBP and USD credit accounts | AR EN FR |
| May 2012 | 216 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator stood at 265.3 in May 2012, compared with 273.7 in the previous month and 258.5 in May 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 81.5 million. At end-May 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased by 8.1%, while the deposit dollarization rate remained on a downward trend, standing at 64.9%. On LBP-denominated accounts, deposit rates rose slightly, while lending rates declined. In contrast, on accounts in US dollar, lending rates registered a small increase and deposit rates decreased | AR EN FR |
| Apr 2012 | 215 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator reached 273.7 in April 2012, compared with 264.8 in the previous month and 269.9 in April 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 543.0 million. At end-April 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased by 8.2%, and the deposit dollarization rate stood at 65.2%. On accounts in US dollar, bank interest rates increased. On LBP-denominated accounts, lending rates rose, while deposit rates declined slightly | AR EN FR |
| Mar 2012 | 214 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator reached 264.8 in March 2012, compared with 263.9 in the previous month and 252.9 in March 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a surplus equivalent to USD 50.7 million. At end-March 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased by 9.2%, and the deposit dollarization rate stood at 65.4%. On accounts in US dollar, bank interest rates decreased. On LBP-denominated accounts, deposit rates declined, while lending rates rose slightly | AR EN FR |
| Feb 2012 | 213 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator reached 263.9 in February 2012, compared with 249.8 in the previous month and 243.2 in February 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 134.1 million. At end-February 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased by 10.8%, and the deposit dollarization rate stood at 65.6%. On accounts in Lebanese pound, bank interest rates decreased. On US-denominated accounts, lending rates rose, while deposit rates remained unchanged | AR EN FR |
| Jan 2012 | 212 | النشرة الشهرية | Monthly Bulletin | Bulletin Mensuel | The BDL coincident indicator stood at 249.8 in January 2012, compared with 265.5 in the previous month and 254.4 in January 2011. The balance of payments registered during the month a deficit equivalent to USD 289.8 million, compared with a deficit of USD 772.1 million in January 2011. At end-January 2012, the consolidated balance sheet of commercial banks increased by 11.3%, and the deposit dollarization rate reached 65.9%. On accounts in Lebanese pound, bank interest rates decreased. On US-denominated accounts, deposit rates rose slightly, while lending rates declined | AR EN FR |