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Qatar’s inflation slows to lowest rate in a year

  • Lesley Walker
  • November 17, 2016
In the past 12 months, prices have gone up in eight of the 12 categories used to take the temperature of the nation's economy. But on a positive note, those increases aren't as big as they used to be.
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Qatar’s population surpasses 2.6 million for the first time

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • November 2, 2016
However, officials said this week that in the coming five years, the focus will be on increasing the number of nationals and controlling recruitment of expat workers.
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Education, entertainment push Qatar’s cost of living up again

  • Lesley Walker
  • August 16, 2016
This was thanks largely to hikes in the cost of transport, which increased by 2.8 percent, and recreation and culture (up 2.4 percent).
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New high-tech radars go up on Doha Expressway

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • August 10, 2016
The new cameras can apparently catch motorists who overtake from the right, fail to use their seatbelts or talk or the phone while driving, among other things.
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Qatar ministry invites resident feedback about traffic and recycling

  • Victoria Scott
  • October 14, 2016
This edition of the Baseline Survey of Environmental Attitude and Belief of Residents in Qatar focuses on issues related to food, waste, transportation and consumerism.
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Qatar less crowded in July, but no quiet summer

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • August 2, 2016
The country has still grown by about 200,000 people, or 10 percent, since last July, according to new figures from the Ministry of Development, Planning and Statistics (MDPS).
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Road fatalities continue to fall in Qatar

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • September 11, 2016
Overall, traffic accident fatalities for the first seven months of 2016 stood at 105 cases, a drop of about a third from the 151 cases recorded in the same period in 2015.
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Ministry: Qatar reducing its reliance on unskilled workers

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 25, 2016
Government officials have said that Qatar needs to attract more white-collar and professional expats if it’s to reduce the country’s dependence on oil and gas.
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Higher utility bills, new ‘sin’ taxes may be on the horizon for Qatar

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 19, 2016
In its semi-annual economic update yesterday, the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) confirmed publicly for the first time that Qatar will introduce a 5 percent value-added tax in 2018 as part of a GCC-wide agreement.
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