Qatar Commercial Banks’ Assets Surged 5.8% To QR2.15 Trillion

Qatar Commercial Banks reached asset expansion amid increase in deposits and credits. Image Credit: Reuters
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The total assets of the commercial banks in Qatar have indicated good performance that is backed by strong liquidity status, a growth in lending, and further investments.

The official data of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) showed that the total assets of commercial banks operating in Qatar grew by 5.8 percent to QR2.15 trillion in November 2025.

Qatar Central Bank posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the major banking sector indicators registered an increase in November last year compared to the previous year.

The main points of the November 2025 Monthly Monetary Bulletin revealed that the total assets of the commercial banks experienced annual growth of up to QR2.15 trillion.

This increase in assets will highlight the strength of the sector and its importance in enhancing the overall economic diversification ambitions of Qatar through National Vision 2030.

Therefore, the total domestic deposits also increased by 2.6 percent per annum to QR865.9 billion in November last year. The domestic credit in the same period increased by a staggering 4.8 percent on a year-on-year basis to QR1.36 trillion.

QCB post also indicated that total broad money supply (M2) rose by 1.2 percent to QR744.4 billion in November 2025 on an annual basis.

The financial technology vision of the QCB rests on creating, diversifying, and enhancing the competitiveness of financial technology and services in Qatar, through the creation of innovative infrastructure and by offering solutions that influence the customer experience positively.

It has accomplished the improvement of the implementation of the strategic goals of the Third Financial Sector Strategy, QCB’s Strategy 2024-2030, and the FinTech Strategy, as well as the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Strategy of the financial sector.

Some of the initiatives were carried out last year, including instructions to establish and operate a real estate development escrow account, instructions to process and protect data, the issuance of a sustainable finance framework, and a circular on the issuance of instructions to serve customers with disabilities and the elderly.

In accordance with the laws in force in the State of Qatar, the declaration of a circular, stating a modification in the fifth issue of the Riyal banknotes.

Within the framework of supporting the emerging national companies in the sphere of financial technology, which is a part of developing an advanced digital system of financial and banking services, QCB kept issuing licenses to the financial technology companies to operate their services.