Qatar Central Bank: Foreign Currency Reserves Rose by 0.46 Percent Last Month

Doha, 8 October (KUNA) – The Central Bank of Qatar’s international reserves and foreign currency liquidity rose by 0.46 percent on an annual basis in September last year, reaching 262.279 billion riyals (approximately 71.920 billion US dollars), compared with 261.061 billion riyals (approximately 71.569 billion US dollars) in the same period last year.

Data released by the bank on Thursday showed that the bank’s official international reserves at the end of September 2026 increased by 10.85 percent, amounting to 21.888 billion riyals (approximately 5 billion US dollars), to reach 223.447 billion riyals (approximately 61 billion US dollars), compared with the same period last year. Meanwhile, its holdings of foreign government bonds and treasury bills declined by approximately 44.599 billion riyals to 88.280 billion riyals (approximately 24 billion US dollars) in September last year, compared with the same month last year.

Official reserves consist of main components: foreign government bonds and treasury bills, cash balances held in foreign banks, gold holdings, special drawing rights deposits, Qatar’s quota at the International Monetary Fund, and other liquid assets in the form of foreign currency deposits. Together, these constitute what is known as total international reserves.

The data also showed an increase in gold reserves at the end of September last year by approximately 4.378 billion riyals (approximately 1 billion US dollars), reaching 56.408 billion riyals (approximately 15 billion US dollars), compared with 52.030 billion riyals (approximately 14 billion US dollars) in September last year. Balances held in foreign banks also rose by approximately 62.153 billion riyals (approximately 17 billion US dollars) to reach 73.554 billion riyals (approximately 20 billion US dollars) at the end of last month. (End) S.S.S./A.S.