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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 PM meets Palestinian prime minister Business and visit Rising house visas via Metrash2 DOHA: Companies can now apply for business visas and truck drivers’ visas online through Metrash2 and the rents push up Ministry of Interior website, the Ministry said yesterday. Metrash2 is a smartphone application provided by the Ministry. Tourist visas will also inflation to 3pc be available through these chan- nels very soon, said a ministry statement. The General Directorate Rentals climb 8.2pc in October: CPI of Nationality, Borders and Expatriate Affairs at the Ministry DOHA: House rents continue incidentally, have together the has launched the service to to jump undeterred due to gal- largest share of 32.2 percent in stop dealing with paper-based loping demand for residential the CPI basket. In simple words, transactions. units driven by the exploding a household is expected to spend The Director General of General population. 32.2 percent of its monthly income Directorate of Nationality, Latest consumer price index on house rent and fuel and elec- Borders and Expatriate Affairs (CPI) details show that house tricity on average. Brigadier Abdullah Salim Al Ali rents climbed 8.2 percent year- The second largest head of said that the new service will be on-year in October, pushing the expenses of a family is transport available on condition that the overall rate of inflation to three and communications.