People...enough with the speculation. Time will tell how this project's legacy will go down. I for one believe that Qatar is a beacon for progressive economic and financial reform in one of the fastest growing regions in the world. I like the diversification that we are seeing and I love the fact that an already wealthy country is set to see more of the same with the country's wealth set to quarduple in the coming years given the resources that are scheduled to go on stream. The country's population will continue to see robust growth unlike other "mature" markets that are declining or, at best, stagnant --- my western counterpart bloggers would agree given their presence here.

Are their risks? Sure, like anything else. The greater the risk, the greater the reward, but this project is going to be all the glamour in Qatar and the address of choice for upper end of Qatari society, as my counterpart bloger abu imad indicated earlier (The prices are just out of reach for the riff raff)...I for one, am glad I had the balls to get into the game and did not sit on the sideline...