Questions to be addressed

1. Explain the significance of the Macroeconomic indicator.
2. What is the importance of this macroeconomic indicator to Qatar and or the GCC region?
3. What are the limitations, if any, of this indicator?
4. How is this indicator measured?
5. How have the news or magazine articles added to your understanding of the macroeconomic indicator and context to Qatar or the GCC region?
6. What local or regional concerns or what personal outlook do you have based on your research and reporting.

LINKS TO ARTICLES YOU CAN USE

Select TWO or MORE from the list below or find similar articles from the library.Please get the assistance of the Librarian to find appropriate articles.

1. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-slightly-upgrades-gdp-estimate-quarter-66-79656472
2. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/13/bars-and-festivals-lift-uk-economy-in-august-after-july-fall-covid
3. https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2021-07-29/gross-domestic-product-rose-65-in-the-second-quarter
4. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-gdp-growth-slows-to-1-6-in-fourth-quarter-contracts-7-3-in-fy21-121053101001_1.html
5. https://m.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/10/06/2021/16-more-factories-set-up-in-first-quarter-this-year
6. https://www.gulf-times.com/story/701529/Higher-oil-income-to-propel-GCC-diversification-efforts-GDP-growth-to-accelerate-to-5-1-in-2022-Oxford-Economics
7. https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/28/10/2020/Qatar%E2%80%99s-GDP-quadrupled-in-two-decades
8. https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/01/10/2021/Qatar%E2%80%99s-GDP-grows-36.1-in-second-quarter
9. https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/30/11/2020/Logistics-sector-contributes-QR7.8bn-to-Qatar%E2%80%99s-GDP
10. https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/08/2021/Travel-and-tourism-contributed-QR42.7bn-to-Qatar%E2%80%99s-GDP-in-2020
11. https://www.gulf-times.com/story/698698/Fitch-Solutions-revises-Qatar-s-2021-fiscal-surplus-to-4-of-GDP-on-rising-hydrocarbon-prices
12. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1942056/business-economy
13. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/11/17/china-to-overtake-56-nations-during-quarter-century-income-surge
14. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55041406
15. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2011/5/27/gdp-growth-is-no-measure-of-societal-progress
16. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/25/south-africas-economy-is-37b-bigger-than-previously-thought
17. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/16/bb-us-china-tech-decoupling-imf-warns-of-global-gdp-crunch
18. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-13200758