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Qatar says oil market can cope with higher shale output

Crude prices have held above $50 a barrel since early December

Pressure on Qatar state finances easing as oil prices climb

Qatar’s economy is expected to grow 3.4 or 3.5 per cent this year

Qatar Airways expects Trump’s travel ban to be relaxed – report

The travel ban was halted temporarily on Friday following a ruling by a US judge

Qatar Petroleum plans subsidiary sale

Qatar Petroleum seeks international projects in Cyprus, Morocco

QP is merging two liquefied natural gas divisions, Qatargas and RasGa

Qatar Holding invests $250m in Indian affordable housing fund

ArthVeda Fund Management said that Qatar Holding plans to invest in its low and middle income fund

Qatar Airways begins world’s longest flight to New Zealand

The return service from Auckland to Doha will take 17 hours and 30 minutes

Qatar Airways sets up new company to handle Hamad airport

The Doha-based airport currently serves around 30 million passengers per year

Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways to let barred passengers on US flights

A federal judge blocked Trump’s move to ban citizens from seven countries

Qatar and Azerbaijan discuss economic cooperation

Both countries are significant producers of oil and gas

Vodafone Qatar posts narrower Q3 loss

Vodafone Qatar has yet to make a quarterly net profit

Novo Cinemas to offer ‘7-star’ VIP package at new complex in Doha

The luxury experience includes a private VIP lounge, personal butler service and fine dining menu selection

New film details lives of workers building Qatar’s World Cup stadiums

Conditions for the 1.6 million migrant workers in Qatar have come under sharp scrutiny from rights groups

Qatar investment in Russia to boost OPEC, non-OPEC ties

Qatar Investment Authority and Glencore have bought a 19.5 per cent stake in Russia’s Rosneft

Qatar central bank sells QAR15bn in domestic bonds

This is Qatar’s first domestic government debt offer this year

Pakistan villagers attack Qatari royal’s convoy hunting rare bird

The hunting party was unhurt, but three security guards were wounded

Qatar National Bank eyes SE Asia growth after Q4 profit rises

QNB completed the 2.7bn euro purchase of Finansbank, Turkey’s fifth-largest private lender, in 2016

Qatar Airways opens Paris premium lounge

The lounge can hold up to 200 passengers and features two terraces

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BRF, Qatar to buy Turkish poultry firm Banvit in $470m venture

The deal is part of BRF’s move into the halal market

Hilton opens new Curio hotel next to Mall of Qatar

AlRayyan Hotel Doha offers 201 guest rooms and suites

Qatar Airways CEO says swapping Airbus A320neo order for A321neos

The airline is also deciding whether to switch the engine order for the narrow-body jets from Pratt & Whitney

Qatar Hamad International Airport to build Concourse F

Airport expansion announced as Doha hub becomes the first regionally to be awarded five-star Skytrax rating

Qatar International Islamic Bank gets approval to expand in Morocco

QIIB plans to open a bank in Morocco with local lender Credit Immobilier et Hotelier

Qatari construction firm Investment Holding confirms January IPO

The firm plans to list 60 per cent of its share capital

Egypt confirms Al Jazeera producer was arrested for ‘provoking sedition’

Mahmoud Hussain, detained on Friday, is being held on charges of spreading false news

Qatargas starts operations at Laffan Refinery 2

Laffan 2 will add an additional 146,000 bpd capacity to the the refinery

Qatarisation strategies found to be failing female nationals

An Oxford Strategic Consulting survey has revealed Qatari females are often not a priority in private sector Qatarisation strategies

Qatar to introduce cooling helmets for workers at 2022 World Cup sites

The helmets are claimed to reduce body temperature by up to 10C

Qatari bank trio in talks for potential $44bn merger

The new bank would be run in compliance with Islamic banking principles

Qatar’s UDC sells Abraj tower for QAR1.25bn

The commercial tower is located at the entrance of The Pearl

Qatar wealth fund QIA mulls $10bn investment in US infrastructure

The QIA had previously said it intended to invest $35bn in the US between 2016 and 2021