QNB Group: Financiële resultaten voor de zes maanden eindigend op 30 juni 2018

DOHA, Qatar – (BUSINESS WIRE) – QNB Group, de grootste financiële instelling in het Midden-Oosten en Afrika (MEA), heeft haar resultaten bekendgemaakt voor de periode van zes maanden eindigend op 30 juni 2018.

Voor de eerste helft van 2018 bereikte de nettowinst QAR7,1 miljard (USD1,9 miljard), een stijging van 7% in vergelijking met vorig jaar. Het totale vermogen nam vanaf juni 2017 met 10% toe tot QAR846 miljard (USD232 miljard), het hoogste ooit behaald door de groep.

De belangrijkste drijfveer voor de groei van de totale activa waren leningen en voorschotten die met 9% groeiden en QAR604 miljard bereikten (USD166 miljard). Dit werd voornamelijk gefinancierd door klantendeposito’s die met 9% stegen en QAR614 miljard (USD169 miljard) bereikten vanaf juni 2017. Dit hielp om de loan to deposits-ratio van QNB Group op 98,4% te houden op 30 juni 2018.

QNB Group: Financial Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2018

DOHA, Qatar–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the six months period ended 30 June 2018.

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For the first half of 2018, Net Profit reached QAR7.1 billion (USD1.9 billion), up by 7% compared to last year. Total assets increased by 10% from June 2017 to reach QAR846 billion (USD232 billion), the highest ever achieved by the Group.

The key driver of total assets growth was from loans and advances which grew by 9% to reach QAR604 billion (USD166 billion). This was mainly funded by customer deposits which increased by 9% to reach QAR614 billion (USD169 billion) from June 2017. This helped to maintain QNB Group’s loans to deposits ratio at 98.4% as at 30 June 2018.

The Group’s drive for operational efficiency is yielding cost-savings in addition to sustainable revenue generating sources. This helped QNB Group to improve the efficiency ratio (cost to income ratio) to 27.2%, from 29.3% last year which is considered one of the best ratios among large financial institutions in the MEA.

Also the Group’s strong recovery efforts helped reduce the net impairment charge on QNB’s loan book during the year demonstrating strong credit quality of the bank’s asset base. Also maintaining the stock of non-performing loans ratio at 1.8% reflecting the high quality of the Group’s loan book and the effective management of credit risk. The Group’s conservative policy in regard to provisioning maintained the coverage ratio at 110% as at 30 June 2018.

Total Equity reached QAR76 billion (USD21 billion), up by 3% from June 2017. Earnings per share increased to QAR7.4 (USD2.0), compared to QAR7.0 (USD1.9) in June 2017.

Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as at 30 June 2018 amounted to 15.8%, higher than the regulatory minimum requirements of the Qatar Central Bank and Basel Committee.

QNB’s successful funding from the international markets during the first six months of 2018 which includes, amongst others, (1) capital market issuances of USD560 million (AUD700 million) with a 5 and 10-year maturity in Australia and (2) USD720 million bonds with 30 year maturity in Taiwan. This reflects the Group’s success in diversifying funding sources by entering new debt markets, sourcing sustainable long-term funding, extending the maturity profile of funding sources and the trust of international investors in the strong financial position of QNB Group and its strategy.

In June 2018, Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook to Stable due to successful management of the impact from the blockade. Also QNB remains the highest-rated bank in Qatar and one of the highest-rated banks in the world with the fourth highest rating from the major rating agencies of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.

QNB Group serves a customer base of more than 22 million customers with more than 29,000 staff resources operating from 1,100 locations and 4,400 ATMs.

*Source: AETOSWire

 

 

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Contacts

QNB Group
Maha Mubarak Ali, +97444975704
PR@qnb.com

 

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