Pratap John

Understanding the importance of financial technology in the development of Qatar’s banking and financial sector, the Qatar Central Bank is now gearing up to announce a fintech strategy.

Hydrocarbon resource-rich Qatar is well set to make a huge positive impact on global initiatives that seek alternatives to polluting and carbon-intensive fuels.

Qatar Airways, the country’s national carrier and flag-bearer, continues to fly high after a successful year of strong network expansion

The Middle East can deliver approximately 8,500bn cubic metres (bcm) of gas with average breakeven prices of $2.5 per MMBtu [Million British Thermal Units] by 2030, a new report has shown.

Qatar’s budget is estimated to produce a large surplus in 2020 and the country’s external position will continue to remain solid thanks to the large sums in its foreign reserves

Higher margins, continued cost control, and a clear focus on risk have enabled Qatar’s listed banks to report, on average, a 5.5% profit increase year-on-year in 2019, a KPMG analysis has shown.

With novel coronavirus outbreak disrupting global travel industry, airline revenues are likely to fall by $4bn to $5bn in the first quarter of this year.

Qatar’s non-oil sector “should stage a recovery” this year on the back of the private sector credit accelerating, growing by more than 20% year-on-year since August 2019, Oxford Economics has said in a report.