Qatar is the only MENA country and one of the two non-European countries to be featured in the list.
GDP rose 0.6 per cent from the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Planning and Statistics.
Ahmad Mehsari from Qatar Islamic Bank will take over as the bank’s acting chief executive.
GCC states’ expenditure on rail schemes, expansion of power generation plants and housing projects is expected to boost capital expenditure in 2013.
The plant, when completed, will produce 10 per cent of the Gulf country’s water.
As football officials debate switching the 2022 World Cup to winter, Qatar asserts that it is equipped for a summer event.
The head of Australia’s football federation had earlier demanded that Fifa compensate the World Cup 2022 losing bidders.
The agreement will provide Oreedoo’s customers access to Disney movies and channels via video-on-demand services.
Family-owned Italian fashion house Versace is looking to sell between 15 to 20 per cent to investors.
Report claims businessman was assaulted and forced to hand over high-value items
The payments were made under “advisory service agreements” linked to Barclays’ emergency fundraising with Qatari investors.
Qatar agreed in May to donate five cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Egypt.
The counter claim by airport interior contractor LDI accuses the New Doha International Airport of wrongfully terminating its contract.
Now Blatter’s admitted it was a mistake to award the rights to Qatar’s summer months, only a time-efficient loophole will prevent a winter tournament, writes Gulf Business reporter Neil Churchill
Qatar sent Egypt $3 billion in May of which it converted $1 billion into three-year bonds.
Qatar’s flagship carrier will join the global alliance from October 30.
The virus has claimed 45 lives in the Kingdom so far.
Around 40 properties in France are owned by Qataris, with total investment amounting to around $7.8 billion over the past decade, found Reuters.
The debt, to be issued next week, will include three-year and five-year tranches.
A study finds that Gulf students want better trained teachers and up-to-date teaching methods.
The funds were supposed to be converted into three-year bonds.
The Chinese city’s large industrial development zone is likely to funnel in corporate travellers
The average built asset wealth per person across Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE is $112,842, the study found.
The $100 billion-plus sovereign fund is scouting for opportunities in Asia and the United States.
A look at the roller-coaster ride of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, and the allegations made since.
The Sultan’s visit is the first by a foreign leader since moderate President Hassan Rouhani took office in early August.
The fifth and last LNG shipment from Qatar is expected to be loaded next month.
Doha agreed in June to supply Egypt with five shipments to cover some of its power needs.
Total state spending stood at QAR178.2 billion, slightly below the initial plan of QAR178.6 billion for the fiscal year ended in March.
The carrier will operate its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet to Delhi and Bangalore from September 1.