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In September 2015 preparatory work commenced on the planned site of the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar. The 80,000-seat football facility, which was designed by the UK-based architecture firm Foster + Partners, is expected to serve as the flagship stadium during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, hosting both the opening and final matches of the...

Like many of its neighbours across the Gulf region, Qatar has seen rapid GDP growth over the past two decades, on the back of significant state-led investment in the energy sector and non-hydrocarbons-related economic activities carried out by the government and private industry alike.

Much has changed in Qatar since the government launched the current National Development Strategy (NDS) in 2011. The document, which covers 2011-16, was drawn up before the nation was awarded hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, for instance – before the push began to build stadia and other large-scale infrastructure projects.

In mid-March 2016 Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, Qatar’s minister of energy and industry and also president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announced that representatives of the world’s leading oil-exporting nations were planning a meeting in Doha. The summit included 15 countries, which together accounted for...

With years of significant budget surpluses, a stable macroeconomic environment, low government debt, political stability and a sizeable sovereign wealth fund, Qatar has continued to rank highly in the leading global indices.