Given the state’s current economic agenda, where is Qatar looking to develop diplomatic ties and why?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Minister of Foreign Affairs: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
Articles & Analysis | Trade with Asia grows as Qatar looks east from The Report: Qatar 2015
Following a difficult period for the international shipping market, in 2012 the container route from Shanghai to the Gulf through Dubai saw the second-highest rate of freight growth in the entire Asian region. This was part of an emerging trend of the maturation of GCCAsia trade. A relationship that was once just based on energy demand is diversifying and the GCC is seen...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice-Chairperson, Qatar Foundation, and Vice-Chairperson, Supreme Education Council: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
The education sector has undergone a major transformation. What do you hope it will achieve in line with Qatar National Vision 2030?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, on developmental and economic issues from The Report: Qatar 2015
The government is currently leading efforts to implement the National Development Strategy 2011-16. This strategy has been subjected to an objective appraisal three years after being launched to monitor progress made in its implementation as well as amendments to its targets in light of changes in various economic, social and demographic factors.
Articles & Analysis | Qatar ranks among world leaders for its vast resources and growth from The Report: Qatar 2015
Rapid economic growth over the past decade has thrust Qatar onto the world stage. In 2012 it became the world’s richest country per capita, with its huge natural gas resources the driving force behind one of the globe’s fastest-growing economies.
Articles & Analysis | Qatar among GCC countries investing in Africa from The Report: Qatar 2015
The push amongst GCC states to invest in Africa came about in earnest following the 2007-08 global food price crisis, and in those days targeted agricultural land and strategic commodity production. Agribusiness, sovereign wealth funds and other agri-investment vehicles were the main players at the time. Primarily state-led, the investments at that time centred on...