Qatar’s fiscal deficit continues to narrow: QNB - The Peninsula Qatar

Qatar’s fiscal deficit continues to narrow: QNB - The Peninsula Qatar:

"Qatar banks recorded a 16.1 percent deposit growth in November 2017, on year-on-year. Private sector deposits increased for a fourth consecutive month in November as pressures on the banking system continued to ease. Broad money supply (M2) grew to 18.9 percent in November, up from 18.3 percent in October. Overnight and 3-month interbank rates were 2.07 percent and 2.75 percent respectively in November.
QNB’s monthly monitor data released yesterday noted Qatar’s fiscal deficit continued to narrow, reaching 4.1 percent of GDP in Q2, 2017 from a revised deficit of 5.1 percent in Q1-2017 (previously 5.5 percent). The current account surplus widened to 5.3 percent of GDP in Q3, 17 from 2.5 percent in Q2 while the deficit in the financial account narrowed.
Money and Banking assets expanded to $366bn in November, with the growth rate picking up to 11.7 percent year-on-year from 11.4 percent. Credit growth slowed to 12.9 percent y/y in November from 13.6 percent y/y in October. Banks’ lending to the public sector grew 26.6 percent y/y.
The country’s imports declined 2 percent y/y in November while exports grew 15.9 percent y/y, likely helped by higher hydrocarbon prices and increased output."



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