Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, recently announced the government's plan to invest more than $130bn in the country over the next five years.
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Economic Update | Infrastructure Investments
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Unshaken
22 Jul 2010
The government's decision to postpone the privatisation of three electricity distribution grids, TEKEL's tobacco arm along with the announcement that Halkbank would not in fact go for a block sale...
Economic Update | Shopping Spree
22 Jul 2010
Almost 900 weapons makers and security firms from around the world, including the US and Russia, are vying for contracts, predicted to exceed $2bn, at the IDEX military show that opened this past...
Economic Update | Tourism on the Rebound
22 Jul 2010
This week, the ministry of tourism announced the re-opening this year of tourism offices in 12 capitals around the world, including in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Economic Update | The Swedish Connection
22 Jul 2010
Just when everyone thought the banking acquisition spree that began in 2006 may fizzle out, a new player from Sweden has stirred the waters by announcing its decision to acquire one of Ukraine's top...
Economic Update | Attempts at a Gas Cartel
22 Jul 2010
Qatar has become an instrumental influence over attempts to create a cartel of natural-gas producing countries that could be modelled after OPEC.