To: All Banks operating in Qatar

As per the cabinet's decision related to the latest developments on combating the spread of COVID-19 virus, and to continue the previous decisions and precautionary procedures and actions taken towards the same end, all financial institutions operating in Qatar shall comply with the following:

1. 20 % of the total staff number shall remain working from office while 80% shall work remotely from their homes.

2. Working time for the staff shall be 6 hours starting at 7:00 am until 1:00 pm.

3. Working hours for QCB payment systems shall be reduced to start at 7:00 am till 12:30 pm.

4. Meetings shall be held remotely via IT devices and if necessary no more than five persons maximum in a meeting shall be allowed.

These instructions shall be effective for two weeks as from 2-4-2020.