Over 25,000 local transactions worth QR230 mn executed in 24 hours: QCB
The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced on Saturday that more than 25,000 local transactions worth over QR230 million were executed within the first 24 hours of the start of the money transfer service outside official working hours. QCB had earlier directed all banks to start implementing local transfer requests throughout the week, including the weekend. […]
Qatar Economic Forum kicks off in Doha today
Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, leaders, decision-makers, businessmen and managers of major international companies will meet in Doha as part of the activities of the 2nd edition of Qatar Economic Forum. Powered by Bloomberg, the event will be held from June […]
Qatar’s first quarter trade surplus rises 62% to QR40 billion
Qatar exported goods worth QR103.8 billion and imported merchandise worth QR29.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, leading to a trade surplus of QR74.6 billion. This is an improvement of QR39.9 billion or 62.2 percent from that in the same period last year. Qatar’s export (including exports of goods of domestic origin and re-exports) […]
Economic activity is much stronger now: QCB chief
Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, the 9th edition of the Euromoney Qatar Conference kicked off on Sunday. In a speech during the opening ceremony, Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani said that the […]
Qatar Export Value Index increases 61.05 percent
Qatar’s Export Unit Value Index (EXUVI) for the first quarter of 2022 rose 6.76 percent from that for the previous quarter (Q4-2021) and surged 61.05 percent from a year ago, official data showed. EXUVI monitors changes of a unit value of export goods and reflect the economic status of the country. Standard International Trade Classification […]