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The Next Gold Rush: Construction In Qatar

December 7, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui

The Worldcup effect:

Over the next five years Qatar will build a $25 billion rail network, an $11 billion new airport and a $5.5 billion new deep water seaport. The Gulf state will also spend billions more on 12 air-conditioned soccer stadiums, boosting its need for additional power capacity in a country where summer temperatures can soar to above 50 degrees Celsius.

Before you know it, many of your Lebanese relatives and friends will call Qatar home for the next 10 years.