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The foreign press is calling Neymar Jr\u2019s record EUR 222 mn transfer to Paris<\/strong>Saint-Germain a PR coup for embattled Qatar<\/strong>. The transfer of a player of Neymar\u2019s stature from Barcelona \u2014 at such a record price \u2014 to the Qatari royal family-owned French club signals that business is usual, the Associated Press<\/a> writes.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, GCC and some Egyptian banks are ratcheting up the pressure on Qatar<\/strong> and are refusing to extend deposits in Qatari banks, Bloomberg reports<\/a>. Lenders are also struggling to repatriate funds because their counterparts in Qatar aren\u2019t swapping QAR into USD. Banks can either roll over their QAR deposits or convert them into USD in the global market, where they get less favourable exchange rates than Qatar\u2019s pegged official rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The foreign press is calling Neymar Jr\u2019s record EUR 222 mn transfer to ParisSaint-Germain a PR coup for embattled Qatar. The transfer of a player of Neymar\u2019s stature from Barcelona \u2014 at such a record price \u2014 to the Qatari royal family-owned French club signals that business is usual, the Associated Press writes. 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