Lebanon capitalizes on the initiative of its people and its geographical location to make up for the lack of natural resources. Its trading facilities, banking and financial services as well as its free economy made Lebanon the region's commercial center before 1975. With peace established and reconstruction underway Lebanon is again assuming its former position as a business center. To help strengthen the economy, authorities have initiated a new low income tax schedule to provide investment incentive, increase disposable income and expand the tax base.

Movement of currency into and out of the country and all exchange transactions are completely free of any kind of control. Foreign currency can be exchanged at any bank or at one of the numerous money exchange shops. Note that $US are accepted everywhere. The monetary unit is the Lebanese Lira (LL) and currency is issued in LL500, LL1,000, LL5,000, and LL10,000, LL20,000, LL50,000 and LL100,000 notes. Coins are minted in LL 500, LL 250, LL 100 and LL 50 units.

1 FRANSABANK SAL
2 BANCA DI ROMA S.P.A
3 BANQUE MISR LIBAN S.A.L.
5 ARAB BANK PLC
6 BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS “INTERCONTINENTALE”
7 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
9 RAFIDAIN BANK
10 BANQUE LIBANO-FRANCAISE S.A.L.
11 B.L.C. BANK S.A.L.
12 NEAR EAST COMMERCIAL BANK SAL
14 BLOM BANK SAL
16 FEDERAL BANK OF LEBANON S.A.L.
17 SAUDI NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
19 SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUE AU LIBAN S.A.L.
22 BANKMED, S.A.L
27 AUDI SARADAR PRIVATE BANK SAL
28 BBAC S.A.L
30 BANQUE LATI S.A.L.
33 AUDI SARADAR INVESTMENT BANK S.A.L
34 SYRIAN LEBANESE COMMERCIAL BANK S.A.L.
35 BANQUE PHARAON AND CHIHA S.A.L.
36 BANQUE DE CREDIT NATIONAL S.A.L.
39 BYBLOS BANK SAL
41 BANQUE DE L'HABITAT S.A.L.
43 FINANCE BANK S.A.L.
44 LEBANESE CANADIAN BANK SAL
48 BANQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DU TRAVAIL S.A.L.
52 INTERCONTINENTAL BANK OF LEBANON S.A.L.
53 CREDIT LIBANAIS S.A.L.
56 BANK AUDI SAL - AUDI SARADAR GROUP
58 BANK OF KUWAIT AND THE ARAB WORLD S.A.L.
62 NORTH AFRICA COMMERCIAL BANK S.A.L.
63 LEBANESE SWISS BANK S.A.L.
67 BANK SADERAT IRAN
68 SOCIÉTÉ NOUVELLE DE LA BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU LIBAN S.A.L.
73 NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT (LEBANON) S.A.L.
75 BANK OF BEIRUT S.A.L
80 JAMMAL TRUST BANK S.A.L.
84 AL-AHLI INTERNATIONAL BANK S.A.L.
85 HABIB BANK LIMITED
90 ARAB AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK
92 BANQUE DE LA BEKAA S.A.L.
93 BANQUE BEMO SAL
94 LEBANON AND GULF BANK S.A.L.
95 SAUDI LEBANESE BANK S.A.L.
98 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK S.A.L.
101 AL-MAWARID BANK S.A.L.
103 CREDITBANK S.A.L.
104 UNITED CREDIT BANK S.A.L.
105 BANK AL MADINA S.A.L.
108 FIRST NATIONAL BANK S.A.L.
109 AL BARAKA BANK LEBANON SAL (B B L)
110 MEAB SAL
111 BLOMINVEST BANK S.A.L.
113 MÉDITERRANÉE INVESTMENT BANK S.A.L.
114 CREDIT LIBANAIS INVESTMENT BANK S.A.L.
115 CITIBANK, N.A.
118 ARAB INVESTMENT BANK S.A.L.
121 FRANSA INVEST BANK SAL
123 BYBLOS INVEST BANK SAL
125 ARAB FINANCE HOUSE SAL (ISLAMIC BANK)
126 LEBANESE ISLAMIC BANK SAL
127 BLOM DEVELOPMENT BANK S.A.L
128 GAZPROM BANK – INVEST (LIBAN) SAL
129 FFA SAL (PRIVATE BANK)