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The Glass Palace

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When Mr. Beydoun accepted an offer to work in Qatar in 2007, the population of this tiny, insular sheikhdom had jumped from 400,000 to 1.6 million in just seven years (around 250,000 actual Qatari citizens and over 1,350,000 guest workers), while its per capita GDP had skyrocketed to among the highest in the world. Investments were flowing into the region, and the possibilities for business ... Læs mere

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