The Group Securities Review of Banks Consolidated Balance Sheet Data of May 2017 

 

July 03, 2017

 

·         Assets (and liabilities) increase QR 5.4 billion to QR 1313.5 billion.

·         Government and public sector deposits drop about QR 9.6 billion to QR 200.3 billion.

·         Total domestic public debt decreases about QR 6.8 billion to QR 457.6 billion.

·         Domestic private sector's credit rise QR 2.5 billion to reach the level of QR 441.6 billion

·         Domestic private sector deposits decrease about QR 3.7 billion to reach QR 366.8 billion.

 

The Group Securities Company presents a detailed reading of the changes that took place in banks consolidated balance sheet in May 2017, compared to the situation at the end of last April, as such data helps to understand the situation of the domestic liquidity. Figures of the consolidated balance sheet, which have been recently posted on Qatar Central Bank website, shows that banks' assets (and liabilities) increased by the end of May by QR 5.4 billion to reach the level of QR 1313.5 billion; compared with QR 1308.1 billion by the end of April. In its reading, The Group focuses on explaining changes in the position of   the key players: Qatar Central Bank (QCB), the Government, Public Sector, Private Sector, external sector, and the interbank sector.

 

Qatar Central Bank 

Total banks' deposits at Qatar Central Bank decreased by QR 2.1 billion to the level of QR 44.7 billion, broken down as follows:

·         QR 35.1 billion as the obligatory reserve balance, note that this reserve is set by QCB at the rate of 4.75% of the total customers' deposits at each bank. The obligatory reserve is deposited permanently and with no interest.

·         QR 9.6 billion as banks free balances at QCB.  

 

Government and the Public Sector:          

Government and public sector deposits decreased by around QR 9.6 billion to reach the level of QR 200.3 billion, broken down as follows: QR 73.2 billion for government; QR 98.6 billion for government institutions; and QR 28.4 billion for semi-governmental institutions, in which government share is less than 100% and more than 50%. On the other hand, government and the public sector's total loans increased about QR 6.2 billion to reach QR 327.8 billion, broken down as follows:

·         Government: QR 171.4 billion, up by QR 4.4 billion;  

·         Governmental institutions: QR 141.4 billion with an increase of QR 0.4 billion;        

·         Semi - Governmental institutions: QR 15 billion, up QR 1.4 billion.

 

In addition to the foregoing; the balance of Qatar Government bonds and bills with banks decreased QR 13 billion to reach the level of QR 129.8 billion. The total domestic public debt (government, government institutions, quasi-governmental institutions, bills and bonds) decreased QR 6.8 billion to reach the level of QR 457.6 billion, as shown in the above infographic.

 

The Private Sector: 

The total domestic private sector deposits at local banks, by the end of May decreased by QR 3.7 billion to reach the level of QR 366.8 billion; in addition to deposits worth QR 10.7 billion by non-banking financial institutions. Total domestic loans and credit facilities provided by banks to the local private sector increased by QR 2.5 billion to reach QR 441.6 billion; out of which QR 136.2 billion for real estate’s sector, QR 121.5 billion for individual’s consumer loans, QR 62.2 billion for trade and QR 61.2 for services. There were also loans and facilities worth QR 15.5 billion for the non-banking financial, sector as shown in the above infographic.

 

Foreign Sector:

Banks investments in securities outside Qatar increased about QR 5.9 billion to reach the level of QR 23.4 billion, broken down as follows: QR 20 billion bonds and Sukuk, QR3.4 billion shares and others. Local banks assets at banks outside Qatar decreased by QR 5.7 billion to reach QR 102.2 billion. Bank loans to foreign parties increased QR 1.1 billion to reach the level of QR 96.5 billion and banks investments in foreign companies increased QR 0.2 billion to reach QR 39.6 billion. In contrast, foreign banks liabilities on banks in Qatar increased QR 20.3 billion to reach the level of QR 234.5 billion.  While the indebtedness of local banks to foreign parties, in form of bonds and certificates of deposit, increased QR 3 billion to the level of QR 48.2 billion. The balance of foreign deposits at Qatari banks decreased QR 5.5 billion to QR 184.6 billion. By reconciling assets at home and abroad with liabilities, we find that banking sector's debt to the outside world has increased about QR 16.3 billion above the level of debts in April to reach QR 205.6 billion.