Qatar

Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade balance recorded a surplus of 20.1 billion Qatari riyals ($5.52 billion) in July, up 2.5 percent year-on-year, according to new figures. The foreign merchandise trade balance represents the difference…
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A total of 505 new firms were registered on the Qatar Financial Centre platform in the first half of 2024, up 230 percent year on year, new data revealed. A QFC mid-year progress review disclosed that this rise brings the total number of…
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Listed companies in Qatar saw a 5.5 percent increase in profits, reaching 25.73 billion Qatari riyals ($7.043 billion) in the first half of 2024, up from 24.38 billion riyals during the same period in 2023. The banking and financial…
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Qatar’s construction sector is experiencing robust growth, with the nation documenting a 36 percent month-on-month rise in building permits in July. This surge, highlighted in the latest data from the National Planning Council, reflects…
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An increase in domestic investments and credit led Qatar’s banking assets to see a monthly growth of 1.2 percent in June, to reach 1.99 trillion Qatari riyals ($543.9 billion). According to QNB Financial Services, this growth contributed…
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Qatar and the US signed an agreement on Sunday in Doha to boost security cooperation between the two countries, Qatar News Agency reported. The agreement was signed by Abdullah bin Khalaf bin Hattab Al-Kaabi, undersecretary of Qatar’s…
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Qatar experienced a significant boost in its export figures in June, largely driven by petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, recording a 9.9 percent increase compared to the same month the previous year. Total exports reached…
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Qatar on Friday is due to hold funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that has deepened fears of a regional escalation. Haniyeh, the Palestinian armed group’s political…
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Qatar’s annual and monthly inflation rate remained steady in June despite a significant increase in key groups, official data revealed. The National Planning Council has released the Consumer Price Index for June, which reached 107.52…
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Japan imported 62.54 million barrels of oil in June, of which the Arab share was 96.3 percent or 60.26 million barrels, according to figures released by the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and…
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