Qatar's Q1 construction industry growth up 28% 

(MENAFN) Qatar's Statistics Authority said that in the first quarter of the year, construction industry's contribution in the country's economy surged 28 percent, reported Gulf News.

The authority added that the market rose to USD1.6 billion in the quarter from USD1.4 billion in last year's third quarter, moreover, as part of the country's National Vision 2030 and National Strategy 2011-2016, new infrastructure projects would be expected to be declared this year and the coming year.

It also said that the Qatari government started to focus on infrastructure projects that should support the gas production industry, including ports and highways, adding that in 2012, the last major hydrocarbons project would be completed.

It is worth noting that since Qatar will hold the 2022 World Cup, the country would be constructing nine stadiums, each to be finished in three years.