Qatar Central Bank: Foreign exchange reserves rise 0.46 percent
<p>Doha: Qatar's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity rose 0.46 percent year-on-year in September to QAR 262.279 billion, compared with QAR 261.061 billion in the same month of 2025, according to data released by Qatar Central Bank (QCB) on Thursday.</p> <p>Official reserves increased by 10.85 percent, or QAR 21.888 billion, to QAR 223.447 billion at the end of September 2026,…
Doha: In September 2026, Qatar's foreign exchange reserves and liquidity grew by 0.46 percent year-on-year, reaching QAR 262.279 billion, according to figures released by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) on Thursday. The official reserves climbed by 10.85 percent to QAR 223.447 billion, up from QAR 261.061 billion in the same month of 2025.
QCB's holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills, however, decreased by approximately QAR 44.599 billion to QAR 88.280 billion. These reserves consist of foreign bonds, treasury bills, foreign bank cash balances, gold holdings, Special Drawing Rights deposits and Qatar's share in the International Monetary Fund, along with other liquid foreign-currency assets.
Gold reserves rose by around QAR 4.378 billion year-on-year to QAR 56.408 billion, while balances held with foreign banks increased by around QAR 62.153 billion to QAR 73.554 billion. Additionally, deposits related to Qatar's Special Drawing Rights allocation with the International Monetary Fund fell by QAR 45 million year-on-year to QAR 5.203 billion.
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