The Group Securities: Overview of Banks’ Consolidated Balance Sheet
Data for December 2017
January 24, 2018
The Group Securities presents a detailed reading of banks'
consolidated balance sheet figures as of December 2017, compared
to the previous month of November. Figures show that banks'
assets (and liabilities) increased by QR40.9 billion to QR1363.6
billion by the end of December, compared to QR1332.7 billion by
the end of November, 4.8% higher than a year earlier, which
represents an increase of QR60.9 billion.
Government and Public
Sector:
Government and public sector deposits have increased by QR7.4
billion to QR315.4 billion. Government deposits recorded QR97.1
billion, while the deposits of government institutions settled
at QR188.8 billion. The deposits of semi-government
institutions, in which government share is less than 100% and
more than 50%, stood at QR29.5 billion. On the other hand, the
total loans of the government and public sector decreased by
QR9.2 billion to reach QR341.7 billion, broken down as follows:
· Government:
QR175.6 billion, down by QR8.9 billion;
· Government
institutions: QR146.2 billion, same as the previous month;
· Semi-governmental
institutions: QR19.9 billion, a drop of QR0.3 billion.
In addition to the foregoing, figures suggest that the balance of
government bonds and bills increased by QR14 billion to QR156.5
billion. As a result, the total domestic public debt
(government, government institutions and semi-government
institutions, as well as bonds, bills and sukuk) increased by
QR5.2 billion to QR498.2 billion.
Private Sector:
The total domestic private sector deposits at local banks increased
by QR8.2 billion to QR356.5 billion, by the end of December,
which is QR8.8 billion higher than a year ago in December 2016,
this translates to an annual growth rate of 2.5%. Total domestic
loans and credit facilities provided by banks to the local
private sector increased by QR0.5 billion to QR461.5 billion;
out of which QR145.7 billion for the real estate sector, QR123.4
billion for individuals’ consumer loans, QR64.5 billion for
trade and QR63.6 billion for services. In addition, there were
loans and facilities amounting to QR17.5 billion for the
non-banking financial sector.
Foreign Sector:
Commercial banks' investments in securities outside Qatar dropped
by QR0.4 billion to QR18.4 billion, while their assets at
foreigner banks increased by QR10 billion to QR77.3 billion.
Local banks' loans to foreign parties decreased by QR1.3 billion
to QR90.5 billion, as well as their investments in foreign
companies by QR0.2 billion to QR40 billion. Other assets outside
the country increased by about QR0.5 billion to reach QR4.3
billion.
In contrast, foreign banks deposits from local banks dropped by
QR2.4 billion to QR174.3 billion. Domestic banks' foreigner
debt, in the form of bonds and certificates of deposit,
increased by QR0.4 billion to QR46.7 billion. The balance of
foreign deposits at Qatari banks rose by QR2.2 billion to
QR137.1 billion.
By comparing domestic and foreign assets with liabilities, we
deduce that net liabilities of the banking sector to foreigner
entities decreased by QR8.4 billion by the end of December to
QR128 billion.
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