World Cup projected to enhance Qatari economy
Doha: With the beginning of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 countdown, economists are asking a number of questions about the extent of the tournament’s influence on the economic performance of Qatar in the medium and long term, in light of the good performance expected of the Qatari economy by many research centres and international institutions, despite the successive crises the world is currently going through, the resulting slowdown in economic growth and the unprecedented rise in inflation rates.
In spite of the gloomy forecasts for the global economy, the Qatari economy is marching to a different tune, according to the testimony of the International Monetary Fund, which recently predicted that Qatar’s economic growth rate will reach 4.9 percent, supported and driven by many fundamental factors, foremost of which are the constant rise in gas prices and the country’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
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