QATAR: The government sold QAR4 billion (US$1.1 billion)-worth of treasury bills on the 8th August to provide banks with an investment option before financing picks up for the World Cup in 2022. The tranche is the fourth issuance this year. It includes three-month bills, where half of them are Shariah compliant, according to Abdullah Saud Al-Thani, the governor of Qatar Central Bank.