Strategic Goal 3: Strengthening market infrastructure

Qatar’s financial sector will benefit from broadening and enhancing the financial market infrastructure. An important area of focus will be the payments and settlements system. A robust financial sector requires reliable and efficient systems and processes for payments, central securities depositories, securities clearance, central counterparties, trade repositories and settlement finality.

Another area of focus will be the development of deep and liquid debt markets. A well-developed debt market is an important prerequisite for overall financial sector development. It will enable businesses in Qatar to diversify funding sources and move away from relying exclusively on hydrocarbon revenues. In addition, it allows investor access to a wider range of assets with different risk profiles and maturities.