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International Financing Scheme (IFS): Direct Financing

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
100,000,000 QAR

Sharia-compliant direct financing of up to 70% of the contract value, maximum QAR 100 million, tenor up to 10 years, for Qatari companies expanding operations abroad.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Qatar Development Bank (QDB)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Majority Qatari-owned (min. 51%) business with annual operating revenue of at least QAR 10 million, at least 3 years of operating history and positive operating profit for the last 2 years; all sectors except hydrocarbon exports.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.qdb.qa/financing-and-funding/export-trade-funding/international-financing-scheme-ifs-direct-financing

"Financing up to 70% of the contract value, with a maximum of QAR 100 million."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.qdb.qa

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