Qatar central bank probing attempt to manipulate riyal

Dubai

QATAR'S central bank said on Tuesday that it had launched a legal investigation into attempts by countries opposed to it to harm the Qatari economy by manipulating the currency, securities and derivatives markets.

"We know blockading countries and their agents are attempting to manipulate and undermine our currency, securities and derivatives, as part of a coordinated strategy to damage Qatar's economy," central bank governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud al-Thani said in a statement.