Qatar Central Bank
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The Qatar Central Bank (Arabic: مصرف قطر المركزي) is the central bank of Qatar.
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Headquarters | Post Box No. 1234, Doha, Qatar |
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Coordinates | 25.2902°N 51.5349°E / 25.2902; 51.5349 |
Established | May 13, 1973; 48 years ago |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Bandar bin Mohamed bin Saud al-Thani |
Central bank of | Qatar |
Currency | Qatari riyal QAR (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | $35.990 billion USD |
Preceded by | Qatar Monetary Agency |
Website | www.qcb.gov.qa |
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Originally known as the Qatar Monetary Agency it was founded in 1973.
Over its history the Qatar Central Bank has increasingly worked in association with other, larger central banks to achieve a stable currency for the country, most recently and notably with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.[2]