18-07-2016 17:07 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Exodus of professional workers reshaping Qatar

By Tom Finn DOHA (Reuters) - Five years ago Samer Habib left the United Arab Emirates and moved to Qatar where he opened a restaurant that turned a profit serving Lebanese salads and sandwiches to expats. "They say it's been a tough year." Like other Gulf states heavily dependent on energy sales, Qatar - the world's top liquefied natural gas exporter - has sought to cushion the impact of lower oil prices on its finances by raising utility bills and slashing spending. Many of the foreign workers
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