Doha, May 10 (QNA) - Qatar Central Bank's (QCB) international reserves and foreign currency liquidity rose by 1.90 percent on a yearly basis in April, reaching QAR 262.026 billion, compared with QAR 257.129 billion in the same period of 2025.

Data released by QCB showed that the bank's official international reserves increased by 2.23 percent by the end of April 2026, up QAR 4.424 billion year-on-year to QAR 202.370 billion compared with the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills declined by around QAR 19.519 billion, reaching QAR 112.142 billion in April 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier.

Official reserves consist mainly of foreign bonds and treasury bills, cash balances held with foreign banks, gold holdings, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) deposits, and the State of Qatar's quota at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in addition to other liquid foreign-currency assets in the form of deposits. Together, these components make up total international reserves.

The data also showed that gold reserves increased by around QAR 16.614 billion by the end of April 2026, reaching QAR 61.332 billion, compared with QAR 44.718 billion in April 2025.

Balances held with foreign banks also rose by around QAR 7.348 billion, reaching QAR 23.656 billion by the end of April 2026.

On the other hand, the balance of SDR deposits related to the State of Qatar's share at the IMF declined by QAR 19 million by the end of April 2026 compared with April 2025, to QAR 5.239 billion. (QNA)