The monograph by Eldar Kasayev, a Middle East specialist, is a pioneering work on the economy of contemporary Qatar. The book investigates main macroeconomic indicators, several industries, investment climate, foreign trade and financial relations of the emirate, as well as makes long-term prognosis of further development of the economic potential of the emirate.

Area specialists, scholars and students, as well as anyone else who wants to learn more about the development of the Arab economies, will possibly find this monograph useful.