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Real estate prices in Qatar hit record highs in June after rising 28.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) according to the Real Estate Price Index (REPI) published by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB), its most recent data. The average prices for land, commercial and residential properties in June were 20% higher than the previous peak of September 2008, the central bank said.
Rising demand for health care combined with the graduated introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme (Seha) look set to boost Qatar’s nascent pharmaceuticals and medical products segment.

Since its establishment in late May 1981, the GCC has experienced over three decades of rapid economic growth. The bloc’s six members – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE – have benefitted from greater integration and cooperation over the years, and continue to work to diversify their economies to maintain their competitive edge.

Never far from the headlines, the region faces a number of significant political and economic challenges. Amidst this, however, the economies of the Middle East offer numerous opportunities for investors, across all sectors. 

Qatar is well on the way to becoming one of the world’s leading producers of chemical fertilisers, steadily developing new capacity and new markets as it works to diversify its economy away from its primary dependence on energy sales. However, rising production levels across the Gulf region and an increasingly competitive global market may limit returns in the medium term.
The deep pre-Khuff formation off Qatar’s coast has become the focus of major test drilling and survey work, as energy firms step up their gas exploration efforts.

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