Qatar Economic Outlook Issue Number 13

Figure 2-49: Net foreign portfolio investments and its components 
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2018
2019
2020
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Equity
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Debt
-15
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-28
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Net
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Source: QCB and prepared by PSA 

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Part 2 - Economic Performance 2017 - 2020 
 
 
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Other Foreign Investments 
The net account of other foreign investments, 
which records transactions related to 
commercial credit facilities, short-term loans, 
currencies, and deposits, witnessed semi-
regular fluctuations during the period (2018 - 
2020). This mirrored the factors of deposit 
attraction between local and foreign banks. 
Figure (2-50) shows that local assets 
transferred abroad amounted to about QR 
41.7 billion and QR 23.5 billion in 2018 and 
2019, respectively, while reverse transfers in 
2020 amounted to about QR 2.8 billion. On 
the liabilities side, such as foreign investors' 
deposits in local banks, they rose by QR 
46.4, QR 78.5 and QR 58.6 billion during this 
same period.
During the first three quarters of 2021, it 
appears that loans for the State of Qatar 
have been paid by QR 3 billion, On the other 
hand, the liabilities indicate that the State of 
Qatar has repaid loans of about QR 11 
billion. As for the domestic assets of money 
and deposits, QR 57 billion were transferred 
abroad. Liabilities indicate that foreign 
investors' deposits in local banks rose by 
QR 98 billion during the same period. The 
other assets and liabilities decreased by QR 
5 billion and QR 8 billion, respectively.