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Qatar National Bank profit up 9% to $3.9bn

Qatar National Bank profits leapt in 2022, with strong customer deposits and astute management

Qatar National Bank profits
Qatar National Bank profit up 9% to $3.9bn

Qatar National Bank profits climbed significantly on the previous year, it says.

The Qatar lender said net profit before the impact of hyperinflation for 2022 reached QR16.1bn  ($4.4bn), an increase of 22% compared to the same period last year.

QNB Group managed the negative impact arising from hyperinflation in Turkey, thereby net profit after the impact of hyperinflation reached QR14.3bn ($3.9 billion), an increase of 9% compared to same period last year.

Qatar National Bank profits

Operating income increased by 24% to reach QR35.1bn ($9.6bn) as QNB maintained growth across a range of revenue sources.

Qatar National Bank is the Gulf’s largest lender by sum of assets.

Total assets now stand at almost QR1.2tnbn ($327bn), an increase of 9% on the year before, mainly driven by growth in loans and advances by 6% to reach QR808bn ($222bn).

Strong customer deposits helped to increase the category by 7% to reach QR842bn ($231bn) from the year before. This helped to improve the loans to deposits ratio to 95.9%, reflecting the improvement in QNB Group’s liquidity.

Total equity increased to QR106bn ($29bn), up by 6% from December 2021.

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