Qatar predicted its economy would grow 7.7 percent next year, signalling the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas expects very little disruption to its finances from the oil price plunge which is worrying many energy exporters. The forecast by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, issued on Sunday, was down only marginally from the 7.8 percent estimate for 2015 which the ministry delivered in June this year.
Since June, Brent crude oil has tumbled to near $60 a barrel from around $115, pressuring the finances of energy exporters around the world. In the Gulf, Bahrain and Oman are expected to be particularly hard hit.
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