very smart move from Qatar because after the BOJ move to negative interest rate,Qatar can get a loan at very low interest rate as Japanese banks want to avoid paying interest rates on parked money so they will lend it on low interest rate especially that Qatar loan is considered very low risk one .It is like a guaranteed loan
Bank of Japan launches negative interest rates
Central bank encouraging banks to lend, businesses to invest and savers to spend
The central bank,
, will charge banks 0.1% for parking additional reserves with the BOJ to encourage banks to lend and prompt businesses and savers to spend and invest.