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Remittances from Qatar growing, says Xpress Money ARABIA

Remittances from Qatar growing, says Xpress Money

Low oil prices have dampened remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but Qatar has defied the trend with a 22% month-on-month growth in September this year and it is the best performing GCC country for Xpress Money, a global money transfer service provider.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Middle East unites in condemnation of Nice attack INTERNATIONAL

Middle East unites in condemnation of Nice attack

Middle East states and leading Muslim clerics united Friday in condemning a truck attack that killed at least 84 revellers in the French resort of Nice, calling for a joint struggle against extremism.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar hydrocarbon growth to be 'relatively elevated' this year: BMI ECONOMY

Qatar hydrocarbon growth to be 'relatively elevated' this year: BMI

Qatar’s hydrocarbon growth will be “relatively elevated” in 2016 compared to the next five years, as phases one and two of the $10.3bn Barzan gas projects are being finalised, BMI Research has said in a new report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Moody’s says Qatar could hike electricity tariff ARABIA

Moody’s says Qatar could hike electricity tariff

Qatar could increase the electricity tariff by 81% and 40% for residential and commercial connections respectively to reflect the actual cost per kilowatt hour (kWh), according to global credit rating agency Moody's.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Strong buying by GCC institutions lifts QSE by 81 points ECONOMY

Strong buying by GCC institutions lifts QSE by 81 points

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) institutions exerted stronger buying pressure to lift the Qatar Stock Exchange by 81 points.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar construction promises to be GCC's 'most robust' in 2016: Meed ECONOMY

Qatar construction promises to be GCC's 'most robust' in 2016: Meed

Qatar’s construction market promises to be the “most robust” in the GCC in 2016, as it continues to award major contracts for the construction of new infrastructure to be used for FIFA 2022 World Cup, a new report has shown.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Mandatory health insurance in GCC calls for effective regulation' ECONOMY

'Mandatory health insurance in GCC calls for effective regulation'

With mandatory healthcare insurance coming into place across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and medical pricing and inflation set to rise, regulation in the sector remains priority ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016