Qatar's Ooredoo forecasts dip in 2016 core earnings on forex volatility

By Matt Smith DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - Qatar's Ooredoo expects its core earnings to fall by up to 3 percent this year, warning that foreign exchange volatility would continue to hurt. Ooredoo reported near-flat 2015 profit on Tuesday as improved earnings from its Gulf operations offset worsening performance in Iraq and Tunisia and currency weakness in emerging markets. The former monopoly, which operates in a dozen territories in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, reported earnings before inter