BNP Paribas has been operating in Qatar since 1956, offering Corporate and Institutional Banking and Investment Solutions. The bank has been licensed by the Central Bank of Qatar and has been a full commercial branch since 1973.
With over 50 years presence in the Gulf region & a fully serviced onshore licensed branch in Doha, BNP Paribas Qatar offers international corporates & institutional clients a powerful combination: local expertise, regional access, and global capabilities. From Qatar’s dynamic market, we enable seamless banking, investment, and advisory services for our Corporate & Institutional clients across the region — with speed, trust, and precision.
The Qatar branch was among BNP Paribas’s first in the Gulf region, playing a privileged role in supporting Qatar’s financial & infrastructure developments. Over the decades, the bank has contributed to various large-scale industrial and financial projects in the country.
BNP Paribas, a European leader with a global footprint
BNP Paribas, the European leader in banking and financial services, is present in 64 countriesand territories and employs more than180,000 people.
Our organisation is structured around three operating divisions. Their business lines cooperate closely, as part of our integrated model, to meet the needs of all our clients in a coordinated manner:
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), connects corporate clients needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities;
Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS), brings together all the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses;
Investment & Protection Services (IPS), combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real-estate.
BNP Paribas’ operating divisions are organised to intensify cooperation between the business lines: a global and joint approach makes it possible to enrich the expertise offered to our clients, to advise and support them throughout a long-term relationship.
A diversified and integrated business model
With the strength of a solid diversified and integrated model, the Group supports all its clients (individuals, professionals, companies and institutions) in their development and the success of their projects through financing, investment, savings and protection solutions.
To this end, the Group leverages leading platforms and businesses in Europe as well as a strong international presence, particularly in the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
BNP Paribas also implements a Social and Environmental Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group’s performance and stability.
