The February 13 bomb blast that killed former Chechen president Salim Khan Yandarbiyev on the streets of Doha pulled Qatar briefly into the forefront of the "war on terror". It also highlighted the...
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Economic Update | International Intrigues
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Ballots, 'Sell Outs' and Sell Offs
22 Jul 2010
In a week of pregnant pauses, while the nation awaited the outcome of Sunday's local elections and a new round of negotiations on Cyprus, the government's privatisation strategy also looked to be...
Economic Update | Call Waiting
22 Jul 2010
Turkey's troubled telecoms privatisation took what appeared to be one step forwards and one step back this week, as a delay in the tendering process was balanced by some more positive news on the...
Economic Update | Paddling Downstream
22 Jul 2010
With the spotlight often firmly on Qatar's vast oil and gas resources, the country's current - and potential - industrial output can be easily overlooked. Nevertheless, industrial development remains...
Economic Update | Inflation Down, Unemployment Up
22 Jul 2010
With most analysts predicting that the IMF delegation currently in Ankara going through Turkey's books will likely leave this week pretty satisfied, these are good times for the country's government...
Economic Update | Gas and Stability
22 Jul 2010
In recent years, Qatar's oil exports have closely followed the rise and fall of world oil prices. This has created a budgetary risk for the state, which still relies on oil for more than 40% of its...
