Qatar’s private sector, especially the construction segment, is poised for a good start this year as prospects brightened with the overall building permits issued saw a robust double-digit growth month-on-month in December 2020, according to the official statistics.

The lifting of Covid-19 restrictions had a profound impact on the outlook of Qatar’s construction sector in September as the building permits showed a robust double-digit growth compared to those in August 2020, according to the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA).

Qatar’s construction sector continued to exhibit positive sentiments with building permits issued witnessing double-digit monthly growth in July as the country entered the third phase ...

The Covid-19-led precautionary measures appear to have impacted Qatar's construction sector’s prospects as there was a double-digit decline in the number of building permits issued in April ....

The prospects for the construction sector appears to be robust especially in Umm Slal, Al Khor and Shahaniya as they witnessed a robust double-digit month-on-month increase

The capital city Doha witnessed a strong 17% monthly growth in new building permits issued in February 2020, which otherwise witnessed a 5% fall nationally, according to official estimates.

Qatar witnessed a robust 7% month-on-month expansion in the building permits issued this January, indicating strong growth prospects for the country

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has made the obtaining of building permits and the certificates of completion of construction easier by amending the online requirements for the process.

Qatar witnessed a seasonal lull in the construction sector in August in view of holidays with it reporting a 41% month-on-month fall in the new building permits issued in August 2019

Qatar's construction sector rebounded with a strong growth in July this year, as reflected by robust expansion in the new building permits issued ...

Qatar witnessed a sharp double-digit month-on-month decline in the number of building permits issued in June this year

Qatar witnessed a sharp 11% year-on-year decline in the number of building permits issued in May, according to official statistics.