Qatar’s trade balance registered a surplus in August, and scaled up to $2.4bn from $1.8bn in July, helped by improving oil prices, QNB has said in its latest ‘Qatar monthly monitor’.
Last month was the hottest August in modern times and marked the 16th month in a row when global records for heat were shattered planet-wide, US authorities said on Tuesday.
August equalled July as the hottest month in modern times, the UN's weather agency said on Friday, warning that extraordinary temperatures were "set to become the new norm".
