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Nov 2016 According to Standard & Poor’s, massive investment programs are great drivers of growth for the Qatari economy. The rating agency has underscored that this program is likely to provide support to growth by up to 4% over the 2016-2019 period.
Budget deficit will however remain moderate while the country will preserve strong government net asset position. Governmenta investments target infrastructure, education and health. Most of those projects will be ended before 2022, the year when world soccer championship games will take place. Population growth, driven by labor demand in construction will be strong before slowing down gradually afterwards.
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