Qatar

Qatar now enjoys the highest GDP per capita in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), and is one of the richest countries per head of population in the world, making for a very stable... 2006-09-19

Inflation is running high in Qatar, due to robust economic activity, high population growth owing to large increases in expatriate workers, high wage growth and expansionary government... 2006-09-19

Inflation is running high in Qatar, due to robust economic activity, high population growth owing to large increases in expatriate workers, high wage growth and expansionary government... 2006-09-19

In BMI's business environment rankings, the average score for the 14 Middle Eastern states surveyed is 51.9, just above the global average of 48.8. This suggests that as a whole,... 2006-07-26

BMI View: Our outlook for Qatar has improved following upward revisions to our oil price and energy output forecasts. We now expect growth of 6.9% in 2006, based on an assumed average... 2006-07-07

Qatar's key foreign alliance is with the US, but this may create some domestic risk, given widespread anti-US sentiment in the region. In theory, Qatar's donation of US$50mn to the... 2006-06-28

Our outlook for Qatar has improved following upward revisions to our oil price and energy output forecasts. We now expect growth of 6.9% in 2006, based on an assumed average OPEC... 2006-06-28

We forecast real GDP growth in 2006 and 2007 to reach 6.53% and 6.43% respectively. However, these forecasts are based on our Q205 oil price forecasts, and our upwardly revised Q305... 2006-04-19

Persistently high oil prices are good news for Qatari economic performance, given that oil accounts for around two-thirds of export and government revenues. Our forecasts therefore... 2006-04-04

The first confirmed human case of bird flu in Iraq in late-January, following 23 infections in Turkey, is confirmation that the disease has spread from its Asian base.