Qatar and its northern island neighbour Bahrain have agreed to enhance regional co-operation by building closer links across the 45 km of seawater that separates them. The latest statements from the...
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Economic Update | Qatar, Bahrain Building Bridges
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | The OBG Talks to Qatar's CB Governor
22 Jul 2010
Recently, the OBG conducted an exclusive interview with Abdulla bin Khalid al-Attiya, the governor of the Qatari central bank. With the resultant discussion covering many aspects of finance and...
Economic Update | Labour Demand Puts Qatar in a Quandary
22 Jul 2010
While most Qataris would probably say that last year's US-led invasion of Iraq had little impact on their country's booming, gas-fuelled economy, it has made for major changes in at least one area -...
Economic Update | Qatar to Waive some Iraqi War Debts
22 Jul 2010
Last week, Doha became the first Arab capital to formally announce its intention to write off some of the massive debt burden incurred by Iraq during the past 25 years. While most analysts see the...
Economic Update | Qatar Gears up for Asian Games
22 Jul 2010
Despite the recent focus on major gas deals, Qatar is also still trying to put itself on the map in sectors that require a more human kind of energy with the Doha Asian Games. Scheduled for 2006,...
Economic Update | Forum Questions US-Israel Links
22 Jul 2010
Qatari officials made use of the second US-Islamic World Forum, held in Doha January 13-15, as a stage to express moderate Arab concerns about US foreign policy, particularly with regards to the...
