Qatar Central Bank

Qatar Central Bank
مصرف قطر المركزي
HeadquartersPost Box No. 1234, Doha, Qatar
Coordinates25°17′25″N 51°32′06″E / 25.2902°N 51.5349°E / 25.2902; 51.5349
EstablishedMay 13, 1973; 48 years ago
Ownership100% state ownership
GovernorBandar bin Mohamed bin Saud al-Thani
Central bank ofQatar
CurrencyQatari riyal
QAR (ISO 4217)
Reserves$53.993 billion USD
Preceded byQatar Monetary Agency
Websitewww.qcb.gov.qa

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB, Arabic: مصرف قطر المركزي) is the central bank of Qatar.

Originally known as the Qatar Monetary Agency it was founded in 1973.

Over its history the Qatar Central Bank has increasingly worked in association with other, larger central banks to achieve a stable currency for the country, most recently and notably with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.