The Qatar Central Bank confirmed that the international reserves and liquidity in foreign currencies at the Central Bank witnessed growth to reach 262.2 billion riyals (July 2026), a growth of 1.1% compared to July 2025. The Central Bank added through a post on the social networking site Central Bank data on its website confirmed an increase in gold stock reserves by the end of July 2026 by about 11.639 billion riyals, reaching 55.792 billion riyals, compared to July 2025, which recorded a level of 44.153 billion riyals.
Reserves of foreign bonds and treasury bills also amounted to 93.022 billion riyals in July 2026, and balances with foreign banks increased by about 54.741 billion riyals, reaching a level of 66.487 billion riyals, compared to the same month in 2025, which recorded a level of 11.746 billion riyals. The balance of Special Drawing Rights deposits from the State of Qatar’s share with the International Monetary Fund increased by 26 million riyals, compared to July 2025, reaching the level of 5.204 billion riyals last month.
Official reserves consist of main components, which are bonds, foreign treasury bills, cash balances in foreign banks, gold holdings, Special Drawing Rights deposits, and the State of Qatar’s share in the International Monetary Fund, in addition to other liquid assets “that are deposits in foreign currency,” so that the two together constitute what is known as total international reserves. The Qatar Central Bank confirms that it manages the foreign reserves, including gold balances, in a careful manner, in order to maintain the exchange rate of the riyal against the dollar and other currencies. The Central Bank adds that the basic principles of the investment policy include preserving capital and maintaining the availability of liquidity, in addition to ensuring the achievement of an appropriate return for the reserve’s investment portfolio, including foreign currencies, bonds, securities and gold.
