Qatar Posts Widest Quarterly Budget Deficit in Nearly a Decade
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The Ministry of Finance of Qatar states that the general State budget recorded a deficit of 21.2 billion rials ($5.82 billion) in the second quarter of 2026.
Qatar ' s fiscal deficit in the second quarter of 2026, against the backdrop of a sharp decline in natural gas revenues, exceeded 21 billion rials (5.8 billion ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar recorded a quarterly deficit of SAR 21.2 billion, equivalent to approximately USD 5.8 billion, while geopolitical disruptions affected its exports of LNG across the Strait of Ormuz. The gap in the first half of the year already exceeds the budget forecast for all 2026.
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