Do all banks in Qatar charge a fee for withdrawing funds from foreign currency account?

ksrehman
By ksrehman

I opened a dollar account in Doha Bank some time ago. When I went back there to withdraw money they surprised me with their options. 5% handling charge to withdraw in dollars or low rate of 3.59 to withdraw in riyals. Is this rip off practiced in all banks in Qatar?

By ksrehman• 2 Mar 2010 22:29
ksrehman

so it means im the dumb ass who should have asked them about it before transferring 75000 dollars from US to Doha bank while moving here. highway robbery in its full meanings

By anonymous• 2 Mar 2010 22:00
anonymous

The answer is realistic, No bankruptcy laws and no customer rights and laws that will protect you.

By salah2008• 2 Mar 2010 21:56
salah2008

simply yessssssssssssss

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