Brookings Institute, a center-left think tank in Washington, D.C., is scrapping their annual energy conference held in Doha, Qatar. The non-profit organization received $4 million in funding by Qatari donors in 2015, but this move could signal that the oil-rich countries are scaling back spending in light of low oil prices.
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