RIYADH: Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon economy now accounts for nearly 70 percent of gross domestic product, up from 40 percent in 2011, as the country continues to strengthen economic diversification, according to a top official. In an interview with Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum, Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani, the governor of the country’s central bank and chairman of the its investment authority, explained that the non-hydrocarbon economy recorded 3.5 perc
