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Qatar Central Bank
Main Category: Central BankFirst Address : PO Box 1234
City : Doha
Country : Qatar
Phone: 974 4 456456
Email: webmaster@qcb.gov.qa
Website: www.qcb.gov.qa
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Qatar bank lending falls $4.2bn in Q1 - report
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Qatar Central Bank figures reveal 7% drop in lending, compared to last quarter of 2008.
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Qatar bonds earn Aa2 rating from Moody's
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Saturday, 4 April 2009
The rating is inline with Qatar's previous issuer rating, bond is worth $3bn in total.
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Qatar's economy tipped to grow 9% this year
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Central bank governor says inflation will also fall from 13.2% to 'single-digit figures'.
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Qatar bank sells 100% of equities portfolio to gov't
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Deal will see the gov't pay Commercial Bank of Qatar $258m for its Qatari equities.
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Qatar central bank buys $1.79bn worth of bank portfolios
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Saturday, 21 March 2009
The gov't has bought up investment portfolios to boost liquidity and encourage lending.
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QIB opens new data centre
Monday, 1 December 2008
Monday, 1 December 2008
New IT centre opened as part Qatar Islamic Bank's revamped technology strategy
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Soaring house rents fuel Qatar inflation rate
Friday, 21 November 2008
Friday, 21 November 2008
Central bank figures show housing shortage was main factor behind 2007 rate of 14%.
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Gulf states talk up markets, play down crisis
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Verbal intervention from regulators comes amid fears that 5-year property boom is over.
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Single currency needed to fight financial storms
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Qatar's central banker calls on GCC members to speed up creation of monetary union.
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Gulf Arabs say '85% completed' on single currency
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
UPDATE 1: Officials defer final decision on location of central bank until rulers' summit.
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Qatar inflation rockets to 16.5%
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Qatar's central banker says rising inflation will require 'extra efforts' for Gulf monetary union to succeed
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Qatar poised to introduce new bank notes
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Central Bank adds security features to 50 riyal notes in currency shake-up.
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Qatar's Masraf eyes Oman property stake
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Qatari Islamic Bank says looking to take 20% stake in Omani property firm to tap opportunities.
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Qatar money supply surges 53% in 3 months
Monday, 23 June 2008
Monday, 23 June 2008
Gulf state struggling to mop up liquidity, could see record inflation hit fresh highs.
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Gulf to miss 2010 single currency deadline
Monday, 9 June 2008
Monday, 9 June 2008
States agree to create joint cbank next year, but admit Gulf currency will not reach deadline.
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Gulf inflation threat mounts as oil hurdles to $150
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Record oil prices placing more pressure on Gulf states to revalue currencies - analysts.
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Inflation, dollar peg to overshadow Gulf cbank summit
Saturday, 7 June 2008
Saturday, 7 June 2008
Central bank governors meeting to try and pick up pace of monetary union.
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Masraf Al-Rayan eyes Libyan expansion
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Qatari Islamic bank looking for 'commercial and investment banking opportunities' in Libya.
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Qatar to rein in home loans
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Gulf state considering tightening home financing in battle to control spiralling inflation, media reports.
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Central bankers eye shift in single currency deadline
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Bankers also expected to discuss how to control record inflation at bi-annual meeting.
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UAE, Qatar to see inflation ease
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Additional housing supply to slow record inflation rate, curb rising rent, says emirate's governor.
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Qatar cuts rates in line with Fed
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Qatar becomes fourth Gulf state with dollar peg to match last week's US rate cut in face of rising inflation.
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Qatar bank denies plan to revalue
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Central bank denies media report it might revalue its dollar-pegged currency or drop link in April.
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Qatar sticks with dollar peg
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Thursday, 13 March 2008
World's largest gas exporter to retain peg to ailing greenback despite soaring inflation, central bank says.
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Qatar considers April revaluation
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Gulf state could be next to break ranks and drop peg to dollar as early as next month, says official.
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Gulf currencies surge as dollar nears record low
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Investors bet on central banks revaluing currencies against dollar.
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Qatar attempts to rein in bank lending
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Central bank will increase reserve requirement by 50 basis points to 3.75%, starting February 15.
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Gulf central banks face uphill battle
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
WEF: More future US rate cuts will increase pressure on banks to revalue, says Saudi economist.
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Qatar to sell bonds to curb inflation
Sunday, 20 January 2008
Sunday, 20 January 2008
Central bank plans bond issuance to absort liquidity, refuses to budge on riyal's peg to US dollar.
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Qatar insists it will keep dollar peg
Sunday, 16 December 2007
Sunday, 16 December 2007
Central bank rejects IMF suggestion that severing the peg could be one way to fight inflation.
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Gulf states move to limit currency speculation
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Qatar tightens lending curbs while matching Fed cut along UAE, Saudi and Bahrain.
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Qatar inflation hits 14%
Monday, 26 November 2007
Monday, 26 November 2007
Annual inflation up from 12.82% at the end of June, driven by spiralling costs of accommodation.
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Homeowner boost as Gulf states cut rates
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Move follows US cut in interest rates, sending dollar to new lows and piling pressure on expat salaries.
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Indians face ruin as rupee soars against Gulf currencies
Friday, 5 October 2007
Friday, 5 October 2007
Value of Gulf currencies has slumped by 22% against the rupee over past five years.
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Qatar slashes interest rates
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Gulf Arab state follows UAE and Kuwait after US slashed benchmark rate for first time in over four years.
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The collapse of the single currency?
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Thursday, 13 September 2007
The latest meeting between GCC central bankers could spell the end for Gulf's 2010 single currency plans.
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UAE, Qatar reiterate support for dollar peg
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Central bank governors say no plans to depeg currencies, expect rising inflation to decline.
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Qatar inflation falls to 12.8%
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Annual inflation drops from record high in May as rise in cost of accommodation eases.
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Qatar to unify financial regulations
Monday, 16 July 2007
Monday, 16 July 2007
Qatar is set to bring its financial institutions under one set of rules and a single regulator.
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Gulf states still back the greenback
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Most Gulf central banks look set to ride out dollar weakness, although Kuwait may opt for a second revaluation.
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Qatar plans new real estate bank
Monday, 18 June 2007
Monday, 18 June 2007
A new lender will deal exclusively with the booming properties sector, despite some industry uncertainty.
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Qatar's soaring inflation
Monday, 11 June 2007
Monday, 11 June 2007
The country's inflation rate hits record high despite 'stable' outlook given by ratings services.
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Setting regulatory standards in Qatar
Sunday, 3 June 2007
Sunday, 3 June 2007
A single regulator with international standards is important in keeping the emirate's financial sector appealing.
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Qatar in international standards push
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
The Ministry of Finance hopes a single regulatory body will attract more foreign investment.
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Gulf nations say monetary union still stands
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Analysts doubtful, but Gulf nations insist they are committed to a single currency.
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UAE to keep US dollar peg
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Update: The Emirates' central bank is set to maintain its currency pegged to the dollar, ending speculation.
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Qatar to keep dollar peg
Monday, 21 May 2007
Monday, 21 May 2007
Kuwait's recent currency shift has put no pressure on the Qatari riyal to change its exchange rate, cenbank says.
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