EghtesadOnline: Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, sold local currency bonds as the government seeks to fill a budget gap caused by the slump in energy prices.

EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led alliance that severed ties with Qatar reinstated a list of 13 demands that must be met before talks to resolve the eight-week crisis could start, just as as fresh economic data highlighted the impact of the unprecedented boycott on the Persian Gulf nation.

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s royal family is considering increasing its stake in Deutsche Bank AG to as much as 25 percent, according to people with knowledge of the matter.