Qatar Reports $2.17 Billion Balance of Payments Surplus in Q2 as Energy Revenues Boost Economy
- Qatar reported a $2.17 billion balance of payments surplus in Q2 2023
- Goods and services accounts hit surpluses of $16.4 billion and $8.6 billion
- Central bank attributes surplus to diversification of Qatari economy
- Statement comes amid elevated energy prices boosting Gulf state revenues
- Surplus hit 7.9 billion Qatari riyals, central bank statement says