While Qatar's real estate and construction boom continues at breakneck pace, the perennial problem of shortages in building materials was given another airing this week, as building-sector leaders...
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Economic Update | Concrete City
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | In Wedlock
22 Jul 2010
Brussels has fixed a spotlight on Ankara this week, as the Turkish parliament looked to amend the country's 78-year-old penal code. Attention was drawn by a rancorous debate over a controversial...
Economic Update | Bricks and Mortar
22 Jul 2010
A new report released this week shows some healthy times ahead for Qatar's construction sector, which seems to have left far behind its former, darker days. The building boom looks set to continue...
Economic Update | Dampening the Deficit
22 Jul 2010
The release of data last week by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) concerning the size of Turkey's current account deficit produced widespread jitters in Turkey's financial...
Economic Update | A Bone of Contention
22 Jul 2010
On the divided island of Cyprus, many Turkish Cypriots had been expecting that the end of August would see some major improvements in their lot, with trade and aid promising to kick-start economic...
Economic Update | Sizing up the Competition
22 Jul 2010
The opening of the fifth International Fair for Textiles and Ready-Made Clothing in Ankara on August 19 confirmed Turkey's confidence in textiles as an engine for domestic economic growth. Though...
