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His Excellency the Governor of the Qatar Central Bank Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud al-Thani, who is also the Chairman of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority met Paul Atkins, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) here Thursday. During the meeting, they exchanged views on a range of topics of mutual interest, and discussed ways to enhance bilateral co-operation in relevant fields, the QCB said.

His Excellency the Governor of the Qatar Central Bank, Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud al-Thani took part in a high-level panel titled 'Global updates and progress in cross-border payments', held during the 2025 Middle East and Africa Innovation Summit, organised by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Riyadh.The event was held under the theme 'Resilient finance, innovative future'. The session, which addressed new challenges and opportunities posed by technological innovation in the financial sector, featured the participation of Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England and chair of the Financial Stability Board; Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and Jameel Ahmad, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, along with the session moderator, Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS.

His Excellency Deputy Governor of the Qatar Central Bank Sheikh Ahmed bin Khalid bin Ahmed bin Sultan al-Thani participated in the meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), which was held in Istanbul Thursday.The meeting discussed a number of topics on the agenda and appropriate decisions were taken, the QCB said.

Qatar's commercial banks reported 6.2% year-on-year jump in total assets to QR2.15tn in September 2025, according to Qatar Central Bank data.Total domestic credit expanded by 5.5% year-on-year to QR1.36tn another end of September 2025, the central bank said in its social media handle X.Total domestic deposits were up 1.6% year-on-year to QR861.1bn in the review period.Broad money supply (M2) rose 1.6% year-on-year to QR749.2bn in September 2025.

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) decided to reduce the current interest rates for deposits, lending and repo by 0.25% or 25 basis points (bps).The new rates will take effect on September 18, QCB noted.Qatar Central Bank’s deposit rate (QCBDR) will now be 4.35%, lending rate (QCBLR) 4.85% and repo rate (QCBRR) 4.60%.In a statement, QCB said the rate cut followed its “assessment of the current monetary policy of the State of Qatar.

His Excellency the Governor of the Qatar Central Bank, Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud al-Thani met Seiji Imai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Financial Group here today.During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in global finance and investments.

HE the Governor of the Qatar Central Bank, Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud al-Thani met Global Finance & Technology Network Group Chief Executive Officer Sopnendu Mohanty in Doha Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in global finance and investment.