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Silatech: Qatar youth lead Arab world in entrepreneurship

One in three Qataris aged 15-29 plan to start their own business within the next year, according to a new report published by the Qatar’s job creation initiative Silatech and the Gallup…

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Qatar busts diesel-smuggling racket

Qatar busts diesel-smuggling racket Qatar has busted a diesel-smuggling racket that involved smuggling the fuel from water tankers into nearby GCC countries where it was resold for double the price,…

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Pension Authority becomes ‘strategic partner’ in The Pearl-Qatar developer UDC

Pension Authority becomes ‘strategic partner’ in The Pearl-Qatar developer UDC Shareholder of the United Development Company, the developer of The Pearl-Qatar, last night agreed to sell Qatar’s General Retirement and Social…

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GCC to roll out new graphic warnings on tobacco products

In an effort to discourage smoking across the region, a GCC-wide ban on tobacco products that don’t contain new graphic warnings will take effect on Thursday, media reports state. Qatar…

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Katara, now with fishmongers!

The Katara Cultural Village will soon be adding a fish market to its offerings. Due to open next week (that’s what one of the guards told me anyway), The Peninsula reports…

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Qatar’s World Cup will cost $220bn – What does that mean?

Qatar has a little more than a decade to prepare for the World Cup in 2022. That’s 10 years to build new (air-conditioned) stadia, a public transportation system and even…

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Qatar Holding pays itself record $157m in dividends as Harrods’ profitability soars

The Qatari owners of London’s Harrods department store have paid themselves £100 million ($157 million) following their first full year of ownership as the retailer’s profits hit a record high,…

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Track Qtel’s fibre internet rollout with this handy map

Since Qtel announced the details of its super-fast fibre internet service in January, a lot of people have been asking when they’re going to get it. Well, they’ve actually put together a…

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Report: Qatar ranked most competitive economy in Middle East

Qatar remains the most competitive economy in the Middle East, according to the newly released World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. Qatar, which is predicted to have one of…

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