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			<title>Falling rents drive down Qatar price index in Sept</title>
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			<title>Qatar apartment rents fall 17% in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Statistics authority report also sees consumer price index drop by 3.6% since Jan.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar men outnumber women 4 to 1 - census</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Influx of single male construction workers thought to be behind imbalance.]]></description>
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			<title>Labourers dominate Qatar population profile</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[57% of population in 2008 are construction workers, compared to 25% in 2004.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar's population falls to 1.61m in June</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As of June 30, the country's population stood at 1.61 million people, compared with 1.65 million in May.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Q1 GDP down 17.5% on estimates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's provisional gross domestic product has been revised to $19.4bn (QR 70.9bn).]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar inflation inches up for 2nd consecutive month</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rises in rent, fuel & services, including medical & entertainment increases Qatar's consumer prices.]]></description>
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			<title>70% Qatari children have unhealthy food habits - survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[One out of every three Qatari primary schoolchildren skips breakfast at home.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar inflation falls to zero</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's Amir reveals that inflation is zero or less on back of falling property prices in a media interview. ]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar price data could suggest deflation - HSBC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sharp fall in Qatari consumer prices in Q1 point to domestic demand slowdown.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar launches new consumer price index</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Prices in the Gulf state fell by more than 7% in Jan, a further 2.6% in following two months.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar GDP grows 44% in 2008 but takes Q4 hit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Latest statistics show Gulf state's economy well up on 2007 but global crisis has impact.]]></description>
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			<title>Electric Qatar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From pearl diving to natural gas, Qatar has built itself on the back of its natural resources. ]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar’s Q4 inflation eases on slower growth in rents</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf O&G producer's annual inflation comes at 13.16% for Q4 from 15.81%.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar's Q3 GDP rises 63%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil and gas are main contributors as Gulf state's economy continues to show impressive growth.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar has one of world's highest divorce rates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Close to 1,000 divorces took place in 2007, compared to just over 3,200 marriages.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar's annual inflation eases to 15.8%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Third quarter decrease as rent, fuel and energy costs grow at a slower rate in Gulf state.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar's economy shows 60% Q2 growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gross domestic product for world's top LNG producer soars as oil, gas sectors expand.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar inflation rockets to 16.5%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar's central banker says rising inflation will require 'extra efforts' for Gulf monetary union to succeed]]></description>
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			<title>Qatari family spending up 82% in six years</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cost of living data revealed as Qatar battles the highest rate of inflation in Gulf region.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar population jumps 18% in H1</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Population grows to 1.45mn as booming economy continues to attract foreigners to Gulf state.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar economy expands to $23.2bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GDP of world's top exporter of LNG almost doubles in Q1 from a year ago on soaring energy prices.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar foreign investment hits $1.79bn in '06</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ratio of FDI to GDP rises to 3.2% as foreigners look to tap booming economy.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar ups 2007 GDP forecast to $71bn</title>
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