{
  "id": 4729744,
  "title": "Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon GDP grows 3.5% in Q1 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/qatars-non-hydrocarbon-gdp-grows-3-5-in-q1-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:42:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/251423/business/qatars-non-hydrocarbon-gdp-grows-35-in-q1-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Qatar's non-hydrocarbon GDP grew by 3.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, according to the National Planning Council (NPC). This growth, driven by sectors such as wholesale and retail trade, construction, real estate, financial and insurance activities, and public administration, highlights the resilience of Qatar's diversified economy despite regional and global challenges. However, the hydrocarbon sector experienced a sharp contraction of 25.8 percent year-on-year, contributing to a 7 percent overall GDP contraction in the quarter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon GDP grows by 3.5% YoY in Q1 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/qatars-non-hydrocarbon-gdp-grows-by-3-5-yoy-in-q1-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:29:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}