Bahraini daily praises Emir’s policies and achievements

Bahraini newspaper Akhbar al-Khaleej has praised the leadership of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani since he took power in June 2013.The newspaper stated that under the leadership of HH the Emir “Qatar, by 2030, seeks to be ranked as a developed country, having the necessary capacities to achieve sustainable development and ensure the continuation of a decent life for its people, generation after generation.”Furthermore, Akhbar Al-Khaleej presented the economic achievements of Qatar, explaining that the State has witnessed a significant economic transformation in the past decade as the huge increase in the oil and gas production led to a record breaking economic growth and resulted in governmental surpluses and wide spending programmes in infrastructure, energy and housing.The newspaper added that Qatar was able to outperform the rest of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries in gross domestic product (GDP) which stood at 18% per year and it was able to rank 13th among 61 countries, mostly developed, in the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the International Institute for Management Development for the year 2015.Furthermore, the newspaper, published in Bahrain, which is hosting the meetings of the 37th session of the Supreme Council of the GCC, praised the pioneering role of Qatar in supporting the path of the Council, by constantly pursuing foreign policies that rely on the support of the GCC.