Doha, February 08 (QNA) - International reserves and foreign currency liquidity at Qatar Central Bank (QCB) rose by 2.63% year-on-year in January, reaching QAR 261.890 billion, compared with the same period in 2025, when they stood at QAR 255.164 billion.
Data issued by QCB showed that its official international reserves increased by 3.14% by the end of January 2026, equivalent to QAR 6.160 billion, reaching QAR 202.255 billion, compared with the same period in 2025.
Meanwhile, its holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills declined by about QAR 19.413 billion, to QAR 109.450 billion in January 2026, compared with the same month in 2025.
Official reserves consist of key components: foreign bonds and treasury bills, cash balances with foreign banks, gold holdings, Special Drawing Rights (SDR) deposits, Qatar's quota at the International Monetary Fund, in addition to other liquid assets (foreign-currency deposits). Together, the latter two form what is known as total international reserves.
In the same context, the data showed that gold holdings rose by about QAR 29.345 billion by the end of January 2026, reaching QAR 65.996 billion, compared with January 2025, when they stood at QAR 36.651 billion.
The balance of Special Drawing Rights deposits from Qatar's share at the International Monetary Fund also increased by QAR 218 million by the end of January 2026, compared with January 2025, reaching QAR 5.270 billion.
On the other hand, balances with foreign banks declined by about QAR 3.989 billion, reaching QAR 21.537 billion by the end of January 2026. (QNA)