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Qatar Prioritises Its Healthcare Sector With Latest Budget, Targeting Infrastructure Development In 2024
Healthcare / Qatar / Tue 20 Feb, 2024
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- Qatar’s healthcare expenditure will increase at a mid single-digit rate over the medium term supported by the government’s growing commitment to the sector.
- Budgetary allocations for infrastructure development plans in 2024, particularly within secondary and tertiary care, will lead to a rise in hospitals over the medium term.
Improving Non-Oil Activity, Growing Hydrocarbon Output Will Drive Rebound In Qatar's 2024 Growth
Country Risk / Qatar / Wed 29 Nov, 2023
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- We cut our 2023 estimate for Qatar’s real GDP growth from 2.1% to 1.0% after Q223 growth surprised to the downside.
- In 2024, we expect that growth will rebound to 2.0% as stronger investment as well as private and public consumption will drive a recovery in the non-oil sector, while growing hydrocarbon output will support goods
Qatar's Loan Growth Will Weaken Significantly By End-2023, Rebound In 2024
Banking & Financial Services / Qatar / Tue 10 Oct, 2023
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- We expect that Qatar’s client loan growth will slow markedly from 3.2% y-o-y in August 2023 to just 1.0% by end-2023, due to unfavourable base effects, loan repayments and weak demand for credit.
- Loan growth will rebound to 4.0% y-o-y by the end of 2024. We forecast that that deposits growth will come in at -6.0% by end-2023 due
Qatar Facing Rising Competition From US LNG Producers
Oil & Gas / Qatar / Tue 03 Oct, 2023
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- Asia will remain critical to Qatar’s long-term LNG export strategy despite it is seeking to boost exports to Europe.
- Qatar now considers Mainland China as a key strategic partner as it allows Chinese companies to invest in NFE LNG project for the first time.
- Qatar faces increased competition from the US as the latter seeks to
Qatar Consumer Outlook: Short-Term Spending Set To Be Broadly Positive
Consumer & Retail / Qatar / Wed 30 Aug, 2023
Key View:Our short-term outlook (2023 and 2024)for Qatar's consumer spending is broadly positive. We forecast real household spending to increase over 2023 and 2024. However, real household spending will decelerate in 2023 as low base effects play out. Furthermore, we expect high interest rates, in response to elevated inflation, to weigh on
Qatar Central Bank Will Hold Its Policy Rate Until Q124
Country Risk / Qatar / Fri 28 Jul, 2023
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- The Qatar Central Bank followed the US Federal Reserve by hiking its key interest rate by 25bps on July 26 2023, and we think that it will now mirror US policy by keeping policy unchanged until the end of Q124 before loosening policy later in 2024.
- Tighter financial conditions will help to bring inflation down from the anticipated
MENA Macroeconomic Update: Key Themes For 2023, Mid-Year Review
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Brownfield Projects To Drive Qatar's Oil Production Growth Over The Medium Term
Oil & Gas / Qatar / Wed 05 Jul, 2023
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- The outlook for Qatar’s crude oil production remains positive, with a large share of potential production to come from brownfield projects.
- Qatar is relyingon additional oil production from its two largest oil fields Al-Shaheen and Dunkan.
- Upside risks to crude oil production from ageing oil fields are expected to be limited.
Many Visions, Similar Goals, Different Outcomes: GCC Medium-Term Outlook And Food Security Focus
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Qatar A Conducive Environment For Data Centre Investments
Telecommunications / Qatar / Tue 30 May, 2023
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- Google has opened its cloud region in Doha, Qatar, with claims to create USD19bn in gross domestic product by 2030 and 25,000 jobs.
- The investment forms part of government plans to diversify the economy with focus on technological development and cyber resilience.
- Qatar’s hydrocarbon provision reduces costs to end users, making
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