Qatar: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1. Governance - Government announced a step toward holding election to Shura Council in October 2019 2. Economy - A decrease in revenue due to low oil prices caused a budget deficit; Qatari economy has weathered economic blockade; narrow budget surplus returned in 2019 and 2020; economy expected to grow at a rate of 2.6 percent per year on average through 2024 3. Security - Qatari security improving as political isolation from other Gulf states appears to be easing, though blockade from other Gulf states continues at time of writing 4. Military Market Prospects — Qatar is one of the more attractive military markets in the region; Doha has moved forward with a purchase of F-15QAs, Eurofighter Typhoons, and an additional batch of Dassault Rafales; the Qatari military has acquired short-range ballistic missiles from China.