The Group Securities: Overview of Banks’ Consolidated Balance Sheet
Data for January 2017
February 26, 2018
The Group Securities presents a detailed reading of banks'
consolidated balance sheet figures as of January 2018, compared
to the previous month of December. Figures show that banks'
assets (and liabilities) increased by QR3.1 billion to QR1366.7
billion by the end of January, compared to QR1363.6 billion by
the end of December, 8.3% higher than a year earlier, which
represents an increase of QR104.8 billion.
Government and Public
Sector:
Government and public sector deposits have decreased by QR18.9
billion to QR296.5 billion. Government deposits recorded QR82
billion, while the deposits of government institutions settled
at QR183.8 billion. The deposits of semi-government
institutions, in which government share is less than 100% and
more than 50%, stood at QR30.8 billion. On the other hand, the
total loans of the government and public sector increased by
QR7.4 billion to reach QR349.1 billion, broken down as follows:
· Government:
QR182.6 billion, up by QR7.2 billion;
· Government
institutions: QR146.5 billion, a slight hike of QR0.3 billion;
· Semi-governmental
institutions: QR19.8 billion, a drop of QR0.1 billion.
In addition to the foregoing, figures suggest that the balance of
government bonds and bills decreased by QR3.7 billion to QR152.8
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
QR3.7 billion to QR501.9 billion.
Private Sector:
The total domestic private sector deposits at local banks increased
by QR2.1 billion to QR358.6 billion, by the end of January,
which is QR1.7 billion higher than a year ago in January 2016,
this translates to an annual growth rate of 0.5%. Total domestic
loans and credit facilities provided by banks to the local
private sector increased by QR1.9 billion to QR463.4 billion;
out of which QR146.7 billion for the real estate sector, QR123.4
billion for individuals’ consumer loans, QR67.5 billion for
trade and QR62.6 billion for services. In addition, there were
loans and facilities amounting to QR17.4 billion for the
non-banking financial sector.
Foreign Sector:
Commercial banks' investments in securities outside Qatar dropped
by QR0.2 billion to QR18.2 billion, while their assets at
foreigner banks increased by QR1.3 billion to QR78.6 billion.
Local banks' loans to foreign parties increased by QR0.7 billion
to QR91.2 billion, as well as their investments in foreign
companies by QR0.2 billion to QR40.2 billion. Other assets
outside the country increased by about QR0.2 billion to reach
QR4.5 billion.
In contrast, foreign banks deposits from local banks increased by
QR19.4 billion to QR193.7 billion. Domestic banks' foreigner
debt, in the form of bonds and certificates of deposit,
increased by QR0.4 billion to QR47.1 billion. The balance of
foreign deposits at Qatari banks dropped by QR0.1 billion to
QR137 billion.
By comparing domestic and foreign assets with liabilities, we
deduce that net liabilities of the banking sector to foreigner
entities increased by QR17.5 billion by the end of January to
QR145.1 billion.
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