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a. Corporate Banks
1. Composition of total assets The corporate banking sector’s total assets of QAR 31.8 billion 2. Composition of gross loans Loans and advances were consistently dominated by three prod-
reflected annual growth of 7.1% from December 2016 to Decem- and advances uct types, namely term loans, trade bills, and lease and instalment
ber 2017 compared to the increase of 28.6% in the prior year. While debtors. Growth of 5.8% over the year (as opposed to 18.7% growth
loans and advances remained the dominant component, ending in 2016) was driven by an increase of QAR 3.3 billion in trade bills,
at 72% of the total assets, balances with other banks rose from 18.4% while term loans decreased by QAR 2 billion.
to 21.9%. Investments decreased from 7.7% to 5.7%.

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QAR Millions 15,000 QAR Millions 10,000

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2015 2016 2017
2015 2016 2017
Loans & advances Balances with other banks Investments ST securities Derivatives Other Cash & central bank balances
Term loans Bills & BAs Lease and instalment debtors Overdrafts Commercial mortgages Other loans