BdL Basic Circulars Index January 2026
Summary
Banque du Liban's Basic Circulars Index for January 2026 lists existing circulars issued by Lebanon's central bank to regulated financial institutions, including banks, electronic payment services providers, exchange institutions, and insurance companies. The index covers topics such as cash transaction slips, electronic payment services, KYC forms, banking secrecy, foreign sanctions compliance, and foreign currency deposit repayment measures.
What changed
This document is an index page listing existing basic circulars issued by Banque du Liban (Lebanon Central Bank), not a new regulatory action. The circulars listed span from 2022 to January 2026 and address topics including cash transaction slips (Circular 172), electronic payment services (Circular 1), KYC forms for currency transactions, banking secrecy, sanctions compliance, and foreign currency deposit repayment measures. Financial institutions regulated by BdL, including banks, electronic payment providers, exchange institutions, and insurance companies, should consult this index to identify applicable circulars governing their operations.
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Addressed to All other Institutions regulated by Banque du Liban Banks Collective Investment Schemes Credit and Debit Card Issuers Detailed list of Exchange Institutions Electronic Payment Services Providers Electronic Transfer of Cash Companies External Auditors Financial Institutions Financial Intermediation Institutions Foreign Banks' Representation Offices in Lebanon Institutions Performing Electronic Financial and Banking Operations Institutions Performing Electronic Transfers Insurance Companies Leasing Companies Money Dealers/Exchange Institutions Public Sector Specialized Lending Entities (Comptoirs) The Public Under Category Administrative organisation Affiliates Agents/Customers AML/CFT Compliance Unit Asset Securitization ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) Audit Committee Authorization/License Bai’salam Operations/Pre-paid Purchase Bank branches Bank certificates Bank facilities risks Banking identity/IBAN Banking regulations Banking Secrecy Basic nutritional needs Basle Committee BDL-CLEAR Board of Directors Bonds Bonuses and Remunerations Business Continuity Plan Capital Cash contributions Cash Money Cash Transaction Slip - CTS Cash transactions Central Office of Bank Risks (Centrale des risques); Certificates of deposit Checks Classification of debt risks Clearing houses Coded cheques Collective Investment Schemes Common Reporting Standard Companies holding more than 5% of the capital stock Compliance Department Comptoirs Consolidated financial data Credit and debit cards Credits Currency unit Data Debenture bonds Debt Restructuring Debt transfer/conversion Defaulting parties Discount and interest rates Documentary collection Documentary credit Doubtful debts Electronic clearing Electronic operations Electronic Payment Services Providers Electronic platform Electronic Wallet Establishment European Investment Bank (EIB) Exceptional measures Exchange Institutions External auditor Facilities Fiduciary contracts Financial derivatives Financial instruments Financial intermediation Financial markets Foreign currency Foreign Direct Investment-FDI Foreign exchange positions Fresh Money Global Depositary Receipts Good governance Goodwill Hawaladar Housing Bank Housing loans Ijarah/Leasing Incentives 2013 Industrial raw materials Interbank Interest-rate subsidy Internal audit Internal control International sanctions International Standards Investments Investments Islamic banks Istisnah IT Network KAFALAT Corporation Legal Compliance Legal data Legal definition Legal documents Liquid assets ratio Liquidity Margins Merger Microcredits/Microloans Military Housing Authority Ministry of Finance Money laundering Monitoring the accounts of public officials Mudaraba Murabaha Opening of Bank Accounts Operating Expenses Operations with BDL Participation shares Preferred Shares Prevention of Cybercrime Provisions Prudential Limits Public Housing Institution Public sector Rating agencies Real estate acquisition Real estate liquidation Recovery Plan Regulated functions Related institutions Related Parties Remuneration Committee Remunerations and Bonuses granted to bank employees Repealing Basic Decisions No. 7074, No. 9041, No. 10852, and No. 11389 Reports Representation offices Reserve Resident and non-resident Risk Committee Risk management Securities Shareholders' equity Shareholding Small accounts Solvency ratio Specialized banks Specification Statement Statement of account Statutory reserve Stock trading Subordinated bonds Subordinated loans SWIFT Tax Information The Explosion at the Port of Beirut Transfers Transfers for Lebanese students abroad Traveller's checks Treasury bills Unspecified risks Work conditions ِAdministrative Operations and Services View Listing in: AR EN FR
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| DATE | DECISION # | CIRCULAR # | TITLE | VIEW IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/01/26 | 13798 | 172 | Cash Transaction Slip - CTS | AR EN |
| 09/01/26 | 13790 | 1 | Electronic Payment Services Providers | AR EN |
| 14/11/25 | 13769 | 3 | KYC Form for Currency Transactions and Exchange Operations | AR EN |
| 14/11/25 | 13768 | 171 | Requests to lift banking secrecy submitted by the Banque du Liban and/or the Banking Control Commission | AR EN |
| 14/07/25 | 13735 | 170 | Preventive measures to protect the financial and economic sector in Lebanon from dealing with unlicensed entities subjected to sanctions issued by foreign authorities | AR |
| 01/07/25 | 13729 | 169 | Ensuring Equity in the Repayment of Foreign Currency Deposits | AR EN FR |
| 04/06/24 | 13638 | 168 | Communicating to Banque du Liban the names of shareholders and persons holding managerial positions | AR EN |
| 02/02/24 | 13612 | 167 | Translation Principles of Foreign-Currency Denominated Assets and Liabilities into Lebanese Pound | AR |
| 02/02/24 | 13611 | 166 | Exceptional Measures for the Repayment of Foreign Currency Deposits Constituted before the 30th of June 2023 | AR EN |
| 19/04/23 | 13548 | 165 | Electronic “cash money” settlement operations | AR |
| 12/10/22 | 13486 | 164 | Banks Operating Expenses | AR |
| 27/06/22 | 13439 | 163 | Monitoring the accounts of public officials | AR EN |
| 28/03/22 | 13423 | 162 | Payment of Public Sector Employees Salaries | AR EN |
| 27/10/21 | 13371 | 160 | Banks carrying out administrative operations and services | AR |
| 17/08/21 | 13353 | 159 | Exceptional restrictions relating to some banking operations | AR EN FR |
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