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14 Nov 23
High oil prices and fiscal discipline seem set to boost Gulf Cooperation Council governments’ fiscal situations, S&P Global Ratings has said.
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4 Nov 22
Surging oil and natural gas revenues will help push Qatar’s budget into surplus this year and over the medium term, meaning a credit rating upgrade is increasingly likely, ratings agency Moody’s has...
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5 Aug 21
Falling oil revenues amid Covid-19 reemphasises the need for Gulf Cooperation Council countries to diversify their economies to spread risk, according to a report by World Bank economists.
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7 May 21
Qatar’s finance minister has been arrested amid allegations of misuse of public funds.
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13 Aug 20
Higher funding needs from responding to Covid-19 along with declining oil sales will lead to greater sukuk issuance this year by the largest sovereign issuers, despite its decline as an overall share...
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29 Jan 19
Qatar is to give Gaza $20m in humanitarian aid through the United Nations in an effort to boost the economy and create jobs.
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5 Jul 17
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has changed Qatar's rating outlook to negative following a political crisis that has seen the country blockaded by its neighbours.