Pratap John

Qatar’s real GDP growth will turn positive again in 2021 as energy prices stabilise at around $42 a barrel, global LNG demand picks up, and non-energy economic sentiment improves once the pandemic is controlled, World Bank said in its latest country outlook.

“We expect Qatar economy to recover next year with positive growth,” says Jihad Azour, director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, at IMF

IATA downgraded its traffic forecast for the Middle East for 2020 and said it expected to see only 60mn travellers in the region this year compared to 203mn in 2019.

Risk-free travel is just a myth. No travel is completely risk-free. But reliable studies have pointed to low incidence of inflight Covid-19 transmission, dispelling theories that flight cabins are highly unsafe for travel during the pandemic.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will lead to improvements gradually to the country’s economy.

Qatar Airways has been “proactive” in ensuring it operates the “latest most fuel-efficient aircraft”, said Group Chief Executive HE Akbar al-Baker and noted the national airline does not expect to operate its Airbus A380s for at least two years.

Banks need to revamp their cross-border business as competition emerges in cross-border payments space; Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has said in a report.

Qatar Aircraft Catering Company (QACC)’s purpose-built 69,000 sq m, state-of-the-art facility at Hamad International Airport (HIA), is capable of supplying more than 175,000 meals from over 60 international cuisines on a daily basis