The Middle East

The Guide takes a look at Al Zubarah, one of the largest and best-preserved examples of an 18th-century traditional pearling and trading settlements in the Gulf region, which is also the state’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site listing. It also contains hotel listings for business and leisure travellers, along with numbers for ministries, embassies and useful points of contact, and other helpful...

This chapter contains a look at the legal environment and the framework for foreign investment in Qatar, as well as a rundown of the advantages investors can enjoy in the country’s new economic zones. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Khalifa Al Misnad, Founding Partner, Al Misnad & Rifaat.

This chapter contains an introduction to general issues for foreign investors in Qatar, an in-depth look at tax regulations, the perks for would-be investors offered by the Qatari Financial Centre, and information about the steps being taken to protect organisations in Qatar from fraud and other crimes. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Stephen Anderson, Managing Partner, PwC Qatar.

Thriving on the back of an expanding economy and surging population growth, Qatar’s retail sector is now set for further expansion. With a string of giant malls inching towards completion and existing stores undergoing refitting and refurbishing, the country looks set to establish itself as a major regional retail centre. Location will be a major factor in competition, with transport links such...

Known throughout the world as the home of Al Jazeera and of the Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF), a local watchdog with a global reach, Qatar has developed a well-established and far-reaching role on the stage of international media. The domestic market, made up of traditional outfits in print, radio and television, as well as a burgeoning online segment, is also thriving. Both at home and...

Building on the success of the 2006 Asian Games, Qatar has made the development of sports a priority, a move that it has supported with significant investments, which bore fruits in 2010 when the country was awarded the status of host for the FIFA World Cup in 2022. On a wider scale, sport has become a driver of growth in many other areas of Qatar’s economy, as upgrades of infrastructure and...