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• An extraordinary level of support from the central bank has ensured institutions are among the most robust in the world
• Much store has been set on a parallel university system aimed at increasing creativity - -
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Propelled to the top of the rich list
Simeon Kerr reports on the country’s difficult path to modernity
Foreign policy: Doha makes new friends and enemies
Roula Khalaf reports on Qatar’s maverick diplomacy
Sovereign wealth fund: Crisis provides breathing space to rethink strategy
Simeon Kerr on the Qatar Investment Authority’s efforts to come up with a more coherent plan
Economy: Gas output set to shore up state coffers
The real pain has been in the non-oil sector but this may have been a blip, writes Simeon Kerr
Banking: Questions raised by size of carte blanche bail-outs
There has been a high level of state support, says Robin Wigglesworth
Education: Government struggles to sell school reform
Abeer Allam looks at a policy that has generated criticism in the community
Phone operator with big ambitions
Nasser Marafih, chief executive of Qtel, tells Abeer Alam about how the telecoms operator coped with the global financial slowdown
Oil and gas: An important operator in global markets
Trade may be under pressure in the short term but the outlook is bright, writes Andrew England
Qatar-Bahrain causeway: A bridge between differing cultures
Digby Lidstone on an ambitious engineering project
International finance: Banks knocking on the door
The roar of gas revenue has reinvigorated interest, says Robin Wigglesworth
