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Qatar's role as a catalyst for dialogue between the US and the Islamic world took another step forward recently, with the second US-Islamic World Forum kicking off in Doha on April 10.
Last week's Fifth Doha Development Forum provided Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders with an opportunity to take stock and reflect on the achievements of their organisation's 14-year history.
When Belgian bank Fortis agreed this week to buy a controlling stake in Turkey's Disbank, they became the second European lender to buy into a Turkish counterpart since December.
Turkey's economy grew last year at the fastest rate in nearly 40 years, surging past many expectations.
With the laying of the foundation stone for the new Ras Laffan B Power and Water Plant project at Ras Laffan Industrial City this week, Qatar's demand for power and water looks to be sated for at least a few years to come.
A "ticking time-bomb" was how delegates and panellists at the World Economic Forum Roundtable on Arab Competitiveness in Doha last week dubbed unemployment in the Arab world.

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