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Qatar interest rates may go up in 2017: BMI ECONOMY

Qatar interest rates may go up in 2017: BMI

Qatar may see an increase in interest rates next year, as the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is expected to follow the US Federal Reserve in its “gradual tightening cycle” over the coming months, a new report has shown.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar's financial position 'will remain strong over next decade' ARABIA

Qatar's financial position 'will remain strong over next decade'

Qatar, whose budget will turn back to surplus in 2017, will remain in one of the strongest fiscal positions in the world over the next decade and continue to hold massive financial buffers through its sovereign wealth fund, according to BMI.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar ideal market for telecom 'premiumisation', says BMI Research ECONOMY

Qatar ideal market for telecom 'premiumisation', says BMI Research

Qatar is an ideal market for a telecom strategy to move subscribers on to Long Term Evolution (LTE), given the country’s high consumer spending power, according to Amy Cameron, head of ICT Research at BMI.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar's budget balance to 'turn positive' again in 2017 ECONOMY

Qatar's budget balance to 'turn positive' again in 2017

Qatar’s budget balance will “turn positive” as early as 2017, says a senior BMI researcher, who asserts that the country will face “only one year” of budget deficit.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar mobile market may see 4.86mn subscribers by year-end ECONOMY

Qatar mobile market may see 4.86mn subscribers by year-end

Qatar’s mobile market will end this year with 4.86mn mobile subscribers, rising to 5.42mn at the end of BMI’s forecast period in 2020, the Fitch Group company has said in a report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar on track to achieving targets of tourism arrivals: BMI report ARABIA

Qatar on track to achieving targets of tourism arrivals: BMI report

Qatar is to achieve an ambitious target of 7mn tourism arrivals by 2030 on the back of major events the country is hosting beyond 2020, a new report has shown.

4:45 AM November 25 2016