VOL. XXXVII

NO. 36

6-JUNE-1994

Financial and Banking News

Qatar Rises To LNG Challenge

During the next few months, the State of Qatar will come under intensescrutiny from international companies and banks which are being asked to buildor finance liquefied natural gas facilities designed to secure the Emirate'seconomic future well into the next century. In the following article, MEESassesses the viability of Qatar's ambitious industrialization plans, and thepolitical and economic prospects for the...