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Lebanon's banking sector indicators favorable compared to emerging markets

Merrill Lynch estimated credit to the resident private sector in Lebanon to be equivalent to 101.7% of GDP at the end of 2017, which is similar to the ratio in Asia, and is significantly higher than the Emerging Europe, the Middle East & Africa region's (EEMEA) ratio of 45.2% of GDP and Latin America's ratio of 43% of GDP. Lebanon has the seventh highest credit-to-GDP ratio among 66 emerging markets with available figures, the third highest such ratio among 52 economies in the EEMEA region and the second highest ratio among 12 Arab countries included in the survey.

In addition, Merrill Lynch estimated the non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio in the Lebanese banking sector at 5.4%, lower than the EEMEA's NPLs ratio of 8.1%, and compared to NPLs ratios of 2.9% for Latin America and of 1.8% for Asia. The Lebanese banking sector, along with the Hungarian banking system, has the 24th lowest NPLs ratio among 47 banking sectors, the 12th lowest such ratio among 34 economies in the EEMEA region and the second lowest among three Arab countries with available figures.

In addition, the survey indicated that the Lebanese banking sector’s capital-to-risk weighted assets ratio stood at 16.6%, higher than Latin America's ratio of 16.1% and Asia's ratio of 15.4%, but lower than the EEMEA's ratio of 17.8%.
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Byblos Bank S.A.L., Byblos Bank Headquarters, Elias Sarkis Ave., Ashrafieh, Beirut

List of Banks No.39, CRB:14150, BDL Authorization No. 11/231 Dated 14 May 2005

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