Qatar

BMI View: While inflation will remain a key problem for the government in the short term - we recently revised our 2008 CPI forecast to 10% y-o-y - an eventual fall in the price of... 2008-03-13

BMI View: Although real GDP growth will slow slightly over the forecast period, we expect the rate to stay above 4.5%, on the back of strong hydrocarbons growth and continued expansion... 2008-03-11

After attending the Fourth Ministerial Consultations on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labour for Countries of Origin in Asia in Abu Dhabi, Qatar is planning to implement a number... 2008-01-30

Qatar's impressive growth story will continue throughout 2008 and 2009, with real GDP forecast to expand by 7.7% and 10.1% respectively, on the back of a continued development of... 2008-01-30

Inflation remains a major concern - the CPI rose by 13.7% y-o-y in Q307 - and the authorities are feeling under pressure to cushion the effect of price increases on the general public.... 2008-01-03

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