September 11, 2009
Small Qatar both blessed and cursed by oil riches

Qatar, a small country in the Persian Gulf, has an economy based almost entirely on money from oil and gas.

As Nicole Johnston of Worldfocus partner Al Jazeera English reports, this comes with both benefits and drawbacks.

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When the US gets off the Black Crack Qatar will return to nothing

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