“Salaries (for QNB employees) were increased after the government’s announcement,” one source said.
Earlier this month the Qatar government hiked salaries, pensions and benefits for its state and military employees by 60 percent, in a move seen as an attempt to help preserve stability in the state.
Qatar returned to annual inflation last December after a protracted period of deflation.
Qatar’s annual inflation rose to 2.1 percent in August, helped by rises in clothing prices, and Reuters polling showed it will continue to edge back toward the much higher rates seen in other Gulf states.
Figures from its statistics agency showed inflation is still well below that in its regional peers, with a Reuters poll showing this week Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will see price rises of around 5.0 percent next year.
