LNG Heavyweight Qatar Sees Surplus Jump 12-Fold on Energy Profit
- Country reports $12.8 billion surplus in first half of 2022
- Energy revenue offset increases in government spending
Doha, Qatar.
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Soaring energy revenues propelled a 12-fold jump in Qatar’s budget surplus to 47.3 billion riyals ($12.8 billion) in the first half of 2022, data showed, boosting the fortunes of one of the world’s richest nations.