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Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon GDP grows by 3.5% YoY in Q1 2026

<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar's non-hydrocarbon Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.5% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2026.</p> <p>The National Planning Council affirmed in a statement on Monday that these results reflect the resilience and economic stability of the State of Qatar despite regional conditions and challenges that…

Brazil Banks Poach Hedge-Fund Stars as Industry Boom Goes Bust

Arminio Fraga, one of Brazil’s most-famous hedge-fund investors, spread the word earlier this month that he was turning his funds over to the country’s fourth-biggest bank. Brazil’s double-digit interest rates simply generate too high a return nowadays to lure enough clients to keep a fund like his open any longer, he conceded.

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