{
  "id": 6106806,
  "title": "Qatar banking sector assets hold steady as lending rises in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/qatar-banking-sector-assets-hold-steady-as-lending-rises-in-july",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T05:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/09/2026/qatar-banking-sector-assets-hold-steady-as-lending-rises-in-july"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - Qatar's banking sector assets remained largely unchanged in July 2026, despite a 0.6% month-on-month increase in the loan book to QR1.482 trillion, according to QNB Financial Services. Public-sector loans rose 1.3% month-on-month, while private-sector lending stayed broadly flat. Total deposits contracted 3.2% month-on-month to QR1.070 trillion, with public-sector deposits falling by 8.7%. The loan-to-deposit ratio reached 139% in July, slightly above the June figure of 133% and year-end 2025 levels of 137%.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s banking sector assets remained broadly stable in July, while lending continued to grow and deposits declined, according to the latest banking sector data.</p> <p>Total banking sector assets stood at QR2.194 trillion in July 2026, remaining flat month-on-month and up 2.0% compared with year-end 2025, according to monthly banking sector update by QNB Financial Services…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}