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Qatar's non-oil exports for the first quarter of 2018 reached QR5.64 billion, an increase of 15 percent when compared with QR4.9 billion posted in the same period last year, a Qatar Chamber (QC) report released on Wednesday said. QC Director General Saleh bin Hamad al Sharqi said the surge is yet another proof of the failure of the blockade of Qatar. The non-oil exports for March, however, declined 22 percent to QR1.4 billion from QR1.8 billion in March 2017. Sharqi attributed the decrease to addition of new markets such as the Netherlands and Australia to Qatar's exports destinations. The month saw Qatar exporting non-oil goods to 57 countries, including 11 Arab countries and the GCC, 10 European nations including Turkey, 16 Asian countries (excluding Arab countries), 15 African countries (excluding Arab countries), four countries in the Americas, and Australia. (QNA)
