Qatar

BMI View: As GCC debt issuance increases, demand for private sector instruments will be even further depressed. This will have a negative effect on the financial sector, and quashes... 2009-04-16

Picking the next short-term move in Qatar's Doha Securities Market (DSM) presents quite a challenge at the moment, though there are a number of external factors that could point the... 2009-04-02

After turning out a sizeable fiscal surplus in FY2008-09 (of a forecast 12.5% of GDP), the government budget is set to flip into deficit in FY2009-10 (beginning April 1 2009). We... 2009-03-26

We expect Qatar to continue to assert itself internationally and thus carry on in its role as a regional bridge-builder, a foreign policy that has earned the emirate considerable... 2009-03-13

Qatar is likely to remain politically stable for the foreseeable future and we see no change in the al-Thani family's continued rule. The risks of social stability being threatened... 2009-03-11

The central government will turn out a fiscal deficit in FY2009-10 for the first time in a decade. Despite sharply contracting hydrocarbon revenues, the government will nevertheless... 2009-03-06

The Qatari economy will hold up well considering the economic turmoil across the globe, and we see real GDP growth coming in at 5.0% in 2009, and then averaging 6.4% between 2009... 2009-03-03

BMI View: Worsening economic conditions, combined with a fresh approach from the new US administration, could make Middle Eastern governments more amenable to reform over the coming... 2009-02-25

A subdued oil market in 2009 will impact upon Qatar's balance of payments outlook. Though we still expect the emirate to turn out a sizeable current account surplus this year of US$7.6bn... 2009-01-30

In response to the conflict in Gaza, Qatar hosted a summit in Doha on January 16 which brought together 13 of the Arab League's 22 members, as well as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... 2009-01-30