| The Palestinian Authority said it had received a $100 million loan from Qatar to help pay civil servants salaries and alleviate an economic crisis triggered by a row with Israel over taxes. President Mahmoud Abbas, who is visiting the Gulf state, issued a statement thanking Qatar for the loan. There was no immediate confirmation or comment from Qatari officials.
Deposits at the lender, which is 50-percent owned by sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority, grew 6.8 percent year-on-year to 369 billion riyals at the end of March...............................................Full Article: Source
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