Qatar economic growth has normalised in 2023 following World Cup boom

Qatar economic growth has normalised in 2023 following World Cup boom

DUBAI : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that Qatar’s economic growth has normalised in 2023 following the World Cup-driven boom.The IMF added that the economy of the world's top LNG exporter had a favourable medium-term outlook supported by LNG production expansion and intensifying

Progress on labour reforms in Qatar stall following World Cup

Construction work in Qatar. Picture by Alex Sergeev (CC BY-SA 3.0). Luke James Wales’ first football World Cup match in six decades will live long in the memories of fans, but the promises made to the workers who made the tournament possible are already being forgotten. On the first anniversary of Wales’ opening clash with the USA at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, human rights organisations have warned that progress on labour reforms in Qatar has st…