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Last week's Fifth Doha Development Forum provided Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders with an opportunity to take stock and reflect on the achievements of their organisation's 14-year history.
With the laying of the foundation stone for the new Ras Laffan B Power and Water Plant project at Ras Laffan Industrial City this week, Qatar's demand for power and water looks to be sated for at least a few years to come.
A "ticking time-bomb" was how delegates and panellists at the World Economic Forum Roundtable on Arab Competitiveness in Doha last week dubbed unemployment in the Arab world.
Given the government's drive to push Qatar's economy away from energy sector dependency, the news this week that Industries Qatar (IQ) had made profits of QR2.5bn ($687.3m) in its first full year of operations was broadly welcomed in Doha.
The news that newly arrived expatriate workers will soon be screened for contagious diseases has come despite the current strain on the national health service - and has reminded many of plans for its privatisation.
After the recent gathering in Doha of global gas players left a series of freshly inked contracts and important announcements, Qatar's bid to become the world gas sector capital took a major step forwards.

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