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  • Qatar Airways threatens to halt Maldives flights


    Qatar Airways has threatened to cancel its flights to the Maldives following planned moves by the private operator of Male International Airport to raise handling fees by 51 per cent. Gulf News - 03Feb 09:34GMT
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  • IMF cuts growth forecasts


    On 24 January 2012, the IMF cut its forecasts for global growth and warned of a deeper downturn worldwide if Europe does not take stronger action to stem its debt crisis. The global economy will now expand 3.3% y-o-y in 2012, down from 3.8% in 2011 (IMF's September forecast estimated a growth of 4.0% y-o-y in 2012), and warned that that it could drop as low as 1.3% y-o-y if Europe's problems persist. Press Release - 03Feb 11:56GMT
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  • 10% of aluminium output in GCC


    Heavy investments will largely expand smelters in Gulf hydrocarbon producers and this will allow them to control more than 10 per cent of the world's total aluminium output, according to a US report. Emirates 24|7 - 03Feb 08:49GMT
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  • System will link GCC to manpower-exporting states


    Prospective Gulf workers' medical reports issued from 11 manpower exporting countries will be linked electronically to the GCC health ministers' secretariat and to countries in the region. Arab News - 03Feb 08:45GMT
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  • 250,000 young Arabs to get Taqeem grants


    Eleven youth-focused organisations from seven countries in the region will receive grants from the Taqeem Fund -- a partnership between Qatar-based Silatech, the Youth Employment Network, the Jacobs Foundation and the World Bank. The Peninsula - 03Feb 08:37GMT
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  • Qatar: SEC asks pvt schools for action plan


    All private schools in the country have been asked to develop and implement an action plan to meet the required quality standards as a pre-requisite for obtaining the National School Accreditation being made mandatory by the Supreme Education Council (SEC). The Peninsula - 03Feb 08:37GMT
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  • IctQatar names Qtel as a Dominant Service Provider


    IctQatar has designated Qtel as a Dominant Service Provider (DSP) in all 14 relevant retail and wholesale markets in Qatar, following the regulatory authority's 2010 Market Definition and Dominance Designation (MDDD) Review. The Peninsula - 03Feb 08:36GMT
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  • Qatar: Free legal aid centre for workers


    Qatar is setting up a free legal aid centre for low-income foreign workers who, as a last resort, seek the court's help to resolve their disputes with employers. The Peninsula - 03Feb 08:36GMT
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  • Qatar needs to gear up to reduce its dependency on hydrocarbon: IMF


    Qatar's intention to reduce its fiscal dependency on the hydrocarbon sector will take considerable amount of time. The Peninsula - 03Feb 08:36GMT
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  • Qatar drawing up LNG contingency plan for Hormuz closure


    Qatar, the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, is drawing up a contingency plan to close down its vast LNG facilities in an emergency, if Iran carries out recent threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a senior oil official in the emirate said Thursday. Zawya Dow Jones News - 03Feb 06:41GMT
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