Qatar’s government should raise revenue in response to oil prices that could be permanently lower and increase real estate transaction fees to deter land speculation, the IMF says in its annual Article IV report released on 2 April. “The large…
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Qatar to keep on bidding for sports events: AFP
Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, secretary general and CEO of the Qatar Olympic Committee, said in an interview published by AFP earlier this week that Qatar will continue bidding for large-scale sports events. This could theoretically mean bidding for a…
Qatar’s plans unaffected by lower oil prices, but PPP may get role
Qatar’s plans will not be affected by lower oil price, but there may be more opportunities for private finance to play a role in the country’s infrastructure, the MEED Qatar Projects Conference which opens in Doha next month will be…
Qatar reports rise in visitors in 2014 and forecasts hotel rooms to increase 25 per cent in 2015
Qatar enjoyed strong increases in visitor numbers, hotel occupancy and room rates in 2014, a report issued by the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) this week shows. It forecast the number of hotel rooms is forecast to increase by one quarter…
No stopping Qatar 2022 World cup now
Doubts about Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup Finals in 2022 have been decisively dispelled after allegations of corruption were dismissed by FIFA this morning. A FIFA report, which examined the behavior of nations bidding for the next two editions of…
Qatar real GDP growth to rise to 7.8 per cent in 2016: QNB
Qatar’s inflation-adjusted GDP growth will accelerate to 7.8 per cent in 2016 from 6.8 per cent this year on increases in capital spending and other non-oil factors, the September edition of Qatar National Bank’s Qatar Economic Insight says. “Qatar’s economy…
Doha’s World Cup Fan Zone tests 2022 cooling technology
Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) is using the Fan Zone in the Katara Cultural District in Doha to test open-air cooling technologies being developed for the FIFA 2022 World Cup finals, the Qatar daily The Peninsula reported…
Qatar statement on Sunday Times World Cup allegations
The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SCDL) has denied any wrongdoings after the latest allegations made by The Sunday Times with regard to Qatar’s successful bid for the 2022 World Cup finals. “The Qatar 2022 Bid Committee always upheld the…
Qatar Exchange says margin-trading, short-selling and ETFs on agenda
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) plans to launch margin-trading and covered short-selling to capitalise on the inclusion this week of Qatari equities in the MSCI emerging markets index. UAE shares are also to be included in the index at the…
Iraq oil production rose by more than 100,000 b/d in April: OPEC
Iraq’s oil production rose to 3.3m b/d in April, more than 100,000 b/d above the figure reported in March, figures in the monthly OPEC Oil Market report show. Aggregate oil output by the six OPEC Gulf states in April was 21.9m b/d,…