Qatar

Qatar's rising hydrocarbons revenues are allowing it to build up its already considerable foreign exchange reserves. We believe that these reached US$6.6bn at the end of 2007 and... 2008-01-03

Work on the planned 40-kilometre causeway between Qatar and Bahrain will begin by May 2008, following the signing in October 2007 of a preliminary agreement between the two Gulf states... 2007-12-07

Although we are forecasting a slight dip in GDP growth to 4% in 2007, the outlook for growth across the remainder of the forecast period is rosy.

The region covered in this publication scores reasonably well in our new business environment ratings, with an average overall score of 49.6, slightly higher than the world average... 2007-10-03

Qatari CPI came in at a record 14.8% y-o-y in Q107, with rent, fuel energy prices rising by 34.8% y-o-y, food and beverages by 6.3% y-o-y and garments and footwear by 12.8% y-o-y.... 2007-07-03

Ongoing ethno-sectarian tensions in Lebanon, a disintegrating Iraq, and the standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions present potential threats to Qatar particularly in the form of... 2007-06-18

Qatar is set to achieve solid growth over the forecast period, with real expansion averaging over 6% annually, driven by government spending and continuing diversification efforts,... 2007-06-18

BMI View: Kuwait's move to re-peg the dinar to a weighted basket of currencies is a clear signal that it is not prepared to wait for the other GCC states: it backs up our view that... 2007-05-21

Qatari growth should remain robust over the forecast period, expanding at over 6% on average annually, underpinned by diversification efforts and infrastructure development funded... 2007-04-02

While geopolitical risks are an ongoing phenomenon in the Middle East, Qatar looks set to remain relatively shielded from any further turbulence that engulfs the region. Qatar's ability... 2007-03-30