QIB Launches Second Series of Certificate of Deposit

August 06, 2017

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), has announced the launch of its second series of Certificates of Deposit. The new Certificates of Deposit will be available for individuals and corporate customers in Qatari Riyal and US Dollar for different tenors of one and two years.

Certificates of Deposit are developed to encourage customers to make long term saving and get attractive annual profit based on the certificate’s maturity and selected currency. QIB’s Certificates of Deposit annual profit in Qatari Riyal is expected to be 3.25% for one year, and 3.75% for two years. As for the Certificates of Deposit in US Dollars the expected annual profit is 2.50% for one year and 2.75% for two years.

Certificates of Deposit are fully Shari’a compliant and profits incurred will be distributed to customers every quarter. The Certificate of Deposit holder is also able to apply for financing up to 95% of the Certificate of Deposit amount, with financing tenor equivalent to the certificate maturity. The minimum subscription in the Certificate of Deposit is QR 100,000 or US $25,000, with no maximum amount. The Certificates of Deposit are cashable at any QIB counter to its holder exclusively and they are none tradable and none transferrable.

One benefit of this exceptional QIB offer is that it provides customers with the opportunity to grow their funds safely throughout the duration of the certificates. The offer of the second series of Certificates of Deposit is for a limited period, other series may be issued in the future.