QATAR
 
Qatar GDP Growth Projected At 6.5% In 2013
 
Qatar’s GDP growth is expected to accelerate during the remainder of 2013 to reach 6.5% for the full year and 6.8% in 2014, supported by large infrastructure investments and associated population growth, according to the partially state-owned Qatar National Bank (QNB).
 
These boosts will more than offset the strong headwinds from the global economy, QNB says in a 14 July commentary. These numbers are...