With Qatar in the midst of a bold capital investment programme – seeing almost $500m per week being spent on infrastructure developments – the financial sector has a vital role to play in maintaining the smooth flow of money to the domestic economy. In 2016 a liquidity squeeze resulted in a 4.6% drop in M2 money supply, while the sector’s loan...
Qatar was quick to embrace the financial technology (fintech) revolution, having long recognised that digital technologies can raise both competitiveness and security. The push to digitise has been given an added boost by the blockade, as it has driven all sectors of the economy to invest in safer and more advanced fintech systems. Banks have...
How have lower oil prices and budget cuts put pressure on deposits and credit availability?
Tightening liquidity conditions and a squeeze on profit growth proved to be the hallmarks for Qatar’s banking sector in 2016, as financial institutions across the Gulf were forced to respond to the effects of weak oil prices on the local economy. Despite tougher operating conditions, however, the sector remains resilient, with strong...
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