Since the mid 1980's, there has been a major breakthrough in the economic situation, with the discovery of the world's largest known non-associated offshore gas field in Qatari territory; placing the country third in terms of world natural gas reserves. Considerable resources have been invested in the development of facilities to exploit, process and export this invaluable resource. Additionally, the Government of Qatar has taken various measures to boost the production of existing oil and onshore gas reserves to substantially increase their output.
This economic growth has been witnessed in the rapid growth of Qatar's infrastructure and this can be seen in such areas as business investment and the recent considerable investment in its Airport facilities. |