VOL. XLVI

No 46

17-November-2003

QATAR

REGIONAL ECONOMIES

Qatars GDP Climbs In 2002 On Oil And Non-Oil Sector Increases

Qatars GDP climbed in 2002 on growth in both the oil and non-oil sectors, notes Qatar National Bank (QNB) in its recently published Qatar Economic Review. Preliminary estimates by Qatars Planning Council indicate that GDP climbed 2% to QR63.6bn ($17.5bn) in 2002 compared to a 3.6% decline in 2001 to QR62.3bn ($17.1bn). The oil and gas sector grew by 2.4% to reached QR37.5bn...