Instead, the government announced that they would offer more favorable conditions and incentives to firms willing to support the introduction of unconventional shale projects to the local sector.

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It is also hoped it can safeguard or create a number of jobs in the local forestry sector.

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Qatari authorities throughout the financial crisis sought to protect the local banking sector with direct investments into domestic banks.

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