Exchange companies play an important role in meeting local needs for foreign currencies and precious metals used for various purposes, especially for the invisible economic transactions. the companies of this sector meet a major part of local requirements for foreign currencies tourist and educational purposes as well as for medical treatment abroad and private money remittances by expatriates to their families back home. These requirements are met in various forms of cash, travelers' cheques, draft cheques cashed at overseas correspondents and offices of banks and exchange houses that use the latest innovations of technological or electronic money transfer means, besides other services such as telegraphic or fax transfers.And There are 16 exchange companies in Qatar

Exchange Companies Operating in Qatar
1- Al Fardan Exchange.
2- Gulf Exchange.
3- Al Zaman Exchange.
4- Al Doha Exchange.
5- Al Basri Exchange.
6- Nationa Exchange.
7- Trust Exchange.
8- Al Mannai Exchange.
9- Al Sharqi Exchange.
10- Al Madina Exchange.
11- Al Ittihad Exchange.
12- Habib Qatar Exchange.
13- Al Lari Exchange.
14- Al Sadd Exchange.
15- Islamic Exchange.
16- Arabian Exchange.
17- AlJazera Exchange,
18- Future Exchange.