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- The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C.) (CBQK.QA) operates as a leading conventional bank in Qatar, providing wholesale banking, retail banking, international banking, brokerage, and credit card services through its subsidiaries. It offers funded and non-funded credit facilities, demand and time deposits, currency exchange, interest rate swaps, derivative trading, loan syndication, structured financing, and money market fund management in its wholesale segment; personal accounts, cards, loans, mortgages, custodial, and brokerage services via Commercial Bank Financial Services L.L.C. in retail; and international operations through Alternatif Bank A.S. in Turkey along with strategic stakes in National Bank of Oman and United Arab Bank in the UAE. The bank serves corporate, SME, retail, and high-net-worth clients primarily in Qatar, Turkey, Oman, and the UAE.
Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Doha, Qatar, at Commercial Bank Plaza on Hamad Al-Kabir Street, the institution manages subsidiaries including CBQ Finance Limited and CB Global Trading Limited, reporting revenue of QAR 9.33 billion and net income of QAR 2.19 billion on a trailing twelve-month basis as of late 2025.
Recent developments include becoming the world's first merchant acquirer to enable Visa Installments for eCommerce in partnership with Visa; serving as strategic sponsor of the Investment Forum 2025 to bolster Qatar startups; and affirmation of its A-/Stable/A-2 credit rating by S&P Global Ratings in November 2025.