ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Sunday 29 December 2013 25 Safar 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5928 Price: QR2 Global economy Murray, Ferrer to be bumpy in face tricky ’14: QNB Group opener in Doha Business | 18 Sport | 25 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
[email protected] |
[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar, Morocco Most residents sign aid deal worth $1.25bn RABAT: Qatar and Morocco expect sharp have signed an aid deal worth $1.25bn, part of a five-year package of financial assistance extended by Gulf states to the North African kingdom to help rise in prices it weather ‘Arab Spring’ protests. The aid is very welcome to King Mohamed — who signed the accord Consumer Confidence Index released late on Friday with the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al DOHA: A majority of the people changed over the past one year. Thani. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait — citizens and expatriates — in Those who said their financial con- and the UAE agreed in 2012 to the country are worried about a ditions have improved cited better provide aid worth a total $5bn to possible sharp rise in the prices business opportunities, growing Morocco in the period 2012-2017 of commodities next year, shows income, better job opportunities to build up its infrastructure, the latest Consumer Confidence for the family members for their strengthen its economy and foster Index released by the Ministry “betterment”. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with tourism.