A robust expansion in foreign portfolio and other investments helped Qatar report about 9% year-on-year growth in total overseas investments into the country during the third quarter (Q3) of 2018, notwithstanding the ongoing diplomatic and trade embargo, according to the official estimates.

A robust double-digit expansion in shipments to Asian countries helped Qatar's trade surplus grow more than 28% year-on-year to QR16.19bn in November 2018, according to official estimates.

Qatar's manufacturing sector saw robust gains; yet the industrial production decelerated in September on a yearly basis, according to the official estimates.

Qatar saw an 8% month-on-month jump in building permits issued to 795 in October 2018 with Al Shamal, Umm Slal, Shahaniya, Wakrah and Doha witnessing a strong double-digit growth, according to official statistics.

Qatar’s industrial production saw robust gains this August both on yearly and monthly basis, mainly on the back of stronger hydrocarbons and manufacturing sectors, according to official estimates.

Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) has released the Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial sector for July 2018 with the base year 2013.

The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) and the Social Development Centre-NAMA have signed a collaboration protocol to organise a campaign to raise the awareness of the youth about Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030.

The previous lowest population in the past one year was at the end of August 2017, when the country had some 2,446,328 people.

Of the QR676.4bn total foreign investments, foreign direct investments (FDI) amounted to QR123.1bn or 18.2% of the total.

The annual number of deaths in Qatar decreased by 9.9% in May this year compared to May 2017, and traffic violations decreased by an annual rate of 58.2%.

The country's Industrial Production Index (IPI) reported a 1.4% and 1.5% increase year-on-year and month-on-month respectively in April this year.

The country's total inward FDI stocks amounted to QR130.5bn in 2017 with other American countries contributing QR46.6bn, or 36%, of the total.