About the Banking Sector of Qatar
The article reviews the banking sector of modern Qatar. The author describes the specifics of the local commercial, Islamic and foreign banks, based on documents received in special authorities of Doha. Analyzing the finance system of the emirate the author pays attention on Islamic banking and in the end makes a conclusion about the current status of Qatari banking industry, as well as the ambitions of Qatar to use this sector to enhance states prestige on the international scene.