List of banks in Qatar explained

This is a list of banks in Qatar.[1]

Central bank

Local banks

NameAbbv. Established Website
Qatar National BankQNB6 June 1964[2] qnb.com/qnbqatar
Doha Bank15 March 1979[3] qa.dohabank.com
Commercial Bank of QatarCBQ10 April 1975[4] cbq.qa
Qatar International Islamic BankQIIB1991[5] qiib.com.qa
Qatar Islamic BankQIB1982qib.com.qa
Qatar Development BankQDB1997qdb.qa
Ahlibank1983ahlibank.com.qa
Masraf Al RayanMARJanuary 2006[6] alrayan.com
Dukhan Bank8 October 2020dukhanbank.com
  1. New entity after International Bank of Qatar and Barwa Bank merged.[7]

Foreign banks

NameAbbv. Established in QatarMajority OwnerCapital Website
Arab Bank Qatar1957[8] Arab Bankarabbank.com.qa
Mashreq Bank QatarMashreqmashreqbank.com/qatar
HSBC Bank Middle EastHSBC1954[9] HSBChsbc.com.qa
BNP Paribas Middle East Africa1973[10] BNP Paribasmea.bnpparibas.com
Bank Saderat Iran - QatarBSI1970Bank Saderat Iranbsi.com.qa
United Bank Limited - QatarUBLUnited Bank Limitedubldirect.com
Standard Chartered QatarSC1950[11] Standard Charteredsc.com/qa

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.qcb.gov.qa/English/Pages/RelatedLinks.aspx QCB - Useful links
  2. https://www.qnb.com/sites/qnb/qnbqatar/page/en/enirfaqs.html QNB - Frequently Asked Questions
  3. https://in.dohabank.com/about-us/ Doha Bank - About us
  4. https://www.cbq.qa/EN/AboutUs/Our-History/Pages/Our-history-in-depth.aspx CBQ - Our history in depth
  5. https://www.qiib.com.qa/Page/Details/16 QIIB - Bank profile
  6. https://www.alrayanbank.co.uk/masraf-al-rayan Masraf Al Rayan - About us
  7. Web site: Barwa Bank and ibq complete legal merger. 2021-10-29. dukhanbank.com. 21 April 2019 .
  8. Web site: Arab Bank seeking stronger foothold in Qatar. 2021-10-29. www.arabbank.com.
  9. https://www.about.hsbc.com.qa/hsbc-in-qatar HSBC in Qatar
  10. Web site: Discover the story of the BNP Paribas Group in the Gulf States. 2021-10-29. group.bnpparibas.
  11. https://www.sc.com/qa/about/ SC - About Us