Qatar’s global GDP share seen near double by 2030
Economic diversification aided by hydrocarbon revenue will scale up Qatar’s share of global GDP at market exchange rates to 0.4%...
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Iraq second importer from the UAE
Preliminary statistics in United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported that Iraq has become the second importer form the state in 2011,...
Qatar’s contract logistics market achieves the strongest growth rate in the ME
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar will remain key growth catalysts for the contract logistics market in the Middle East, the...
Qatar vows to meet Japan’s energy needs
Qatar will continue to help Japan meet its rising energy needs, particularly in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster,...
34 tons of gold imported into Kurdistan
AKnews reports that gold imports into Iraqi Kurdistan have hit 34 tons during the first seven months of the year....
Fast food chains boom in Baghdad
Baghdad's residents can finally get their milkshakes, chili-cheese dogs and buckets of crispy fried chicken. A wave of new American-style...
$900 million Iranian exports to Iraq in 5 months
Iran exported 1.6 million tons of commodities with a price of $903 million during the first five months of the...
Capital markets become a priority in Qatar
Capital markets in Qatar should receive a boost from recently announced reforms that clarify oversight, broaden access and simplify transactions....
GCC countries to record strong GDP performance in 2012
The members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are expected to record strong GDP performance through 2012 in contrast...
Saudi economy shows resilience
Saudi Arabia's quarterly GDP growth eased slightly to 5.9 percent y-o-y in 1Q12 from 7.4 percent y-o-y in 4Q11, due...
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