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Fitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion

Qatar is one of the biggest exporters of LNG gas in the world [File: Tomek Muranski/EPA]

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Qatar to AA, its third-highest rating, on the back of revenues expected from its expanded gas fields, the agency has said.

Revenues from Qatar’s liquified natural gas (LNG) fields will ensure that the country posts budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said in a release on Wednesday outlining the rating rationale.

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