Qatar Focus

Five more GE gas trains ordered by Qatar
- General Electric’s latest financial statement alluded to the increasing importance of the Middle East is sustaining orders at the biggest US manufacturing company.
- Qatar: Monday, October 17 - 2005 at 10:43 |


World Tourism Day 2005
- The focus was on Qatar for World Tourism Day 2005 as the first country in the Middle East to host the event which is held every year on September 27th to celebrate the formation of the United Nations tourism organization. Phil Blizzard from AME Info Business Radio reports from Doha.
- Qatar: Sunday, October 02 - 2005 at 10:57 |


Ras Laffan: another giant step for $14bn LNG project
- Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company has signed off a $4 billion contract for engineering, procurement and construction of the RasGas Onshore Expansion Project Trains 6 & 7 for the world's two largest LNG trains.
- Qatar: Sunday, September 25 - 2005 at 17:40 |


Qatari economy ranked No1 by World Economic Forum
- Qatar and not the UAE ranked as the most competitive economy in the region this year, according to the World Economic Forum, although the UAE came second. This is a testament to economic reform and massive foreign investment in Qatari oil and gas expansion.
- Qatar: Monday, September 05 - 2005 at 14:25 |


Why Qatar is the real jewel of the Gulf
- While the UAE makes the headlines as the second largest GCC economy and as the hub for trade, finance and tourism, Qatar is the place that is increasingly turning heads in the banking world.
- Qatar: Monday, August 08 - 2005 at 09:54 |


Qatar Science & Technology Park welcomes Total
- French oil giant Total is to establish research and training facilities at the Qatar Science & Technology Park to support the rapid development of Qatar's oil, gas and petrochemicals industry.
- Qatar: Tuesday, July 19 - 2005 at 14:09 |


Next step in Qatar’s $15 billion infrastructure spending
- Journalists braved the steamy heat of the Persian Gulf last week to hear about the latest spending plans in Qatar where around $15 billion has been earmarked for infrastructure expenditure over the next few years.
- Qatar: Monday, June 27 - 2005 at 10:45 |


Doha hosts major shipping conference
- By 2010 some 150 LNG tankers will be operational in the Middle East, many of them exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from Qatar.
- Qatar: Wednesday, June 08 - 2005 at 09:07 |





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