The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is the central bank of Qatar. The Bank has two core purposes: Monetary Stability and Financial Stability. Monetary stability means stable prices and confidence in the currency, which the QCB seeks to meet through using the monetary policy tools. Financial stability engages with detection and reduction of threats to the financial system. QCB monitoring system detects these threats, which may be reduced by improving the infrastructure and conducting financial and other operations comprise, for instance and in exceptional cases, acting as lender of last resort.