Qatar's ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has passed a decree exempting various kinds of cement, gravel and reinforced steel imported into Qatar from non-GCC countries from customs duty. The new decree is inclined to tremendously benefit Qatar's booming construction industry which is currently plagued by scarcity of different kinds of material.
According to the Peninsula, the new decree exempts from paying Qatar import duty, items that are extensively used by the construction industry.
