Qatar Export Revenues Hit Three-Year High Despite Continued Embargo

Qatar’s economy is out of the red for the first time since oil prices collapsed, despite an embargo by its neighbors now in its second year. Latest data from the Central Bank (QCB) shows a Q1 surplus of $260mn, Qatar’s first such surplus since 4Q 2015.

Were this performance to be maintained over the course of 2018, this would be the first year since 2015 for Qatar to achieve a budget surplus. QCB figures show that the cumulative deficit over 2015-17 was $53.9bn. (CONTINUED - 776 WORDS)