Qatar Central Bank holds rates
DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has decided to maintain the current deposit, lending, and repo interest rates, following an assessment of the current monetary policy of the State of Qatar.
In a post on its official X account, QCB confirmed that the deposit rate (QCBDR) would be maintained at 4.60 percent and the lending rate (QCBLR) at 5.10 percent.
The QCB Repo Rate (QCB Repo Rate) was also maintained at 4.85 percent.
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