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Qatar Brings $20 Billion Back Home to Face Boycott Burdens

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Business

London – Qatar has brought back more than $20 billion to cope with the boycott imposed by the Anti-Terrorism Quartet, which is formed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Qatari Finance Minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi said that his country...

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Qatar Stuck between Rise in Foreign Debt, Threatened Stake in Gas Markets

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Oct 13, 2017 | Business

Riyadh — Several international economic reports have described Qatar’s current economic status as “threatened to collapse.” These reports stressed that Qatar’s economy has been facing a very difficult period because investment capitals are not completing their...

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Turkey’s Central Bank Expects Economic Growth to Remain Robust in Third Quarter

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 26, 2017 | Business

Ankara- Turkey’s central bank expects economic growth to remain robust in the third quarter following a 5.1 percent growth rate in the second quarter — Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep short-term interest rates steady. The one-week repo rate, also...

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Moody’s Places Turkish Year-End Growth Forecast in 2017 at 3.7%

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2017 | Business

Ankara- International credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded its year-end growth forecast for Turkey in 2017 from 2.6 percent to 3.7 percent. Turkish exports will exceed $155 billion in 2017 and the target for 2018 will be to reach $170 billion, Economy...

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Fitch Downgrades Qatar’s Rating, Expects Slowdown in Growth

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 29, 2017 | Business

London- Qatar’s government may reduce its capital spending on economic projects and infrastructure if damage to its economy from sanctions intensifies, Fitch Ratings said on Monday as it cut the country’s credit rating. Fitch lowered Qatar by one notch to AA-minus...