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As the forest of construction cranes now visible all around Doha strikingly illustrates, the state of Qatar is currently rolling out one of the largest infrastructure development programmes to be found anywhere in the world. Yet only a few decades ago, this small peninsular state, located halfway along the Gulf coast, was still something of a...

THE COMPANY: Established in 2004, Doha-based Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC), which trades as GWCS on the Qatar Exchange, provides a host of services such as warehousing, freight forwarding, transport, international relocation, records management and supply-chain consulting solutions to various...

A key part of Qatar’s National Development Strategy 2011-16 (NDS 2011-16) is the development of better business regulation and efficiency. This is seen as being important in increasing the country’s competitiveness, attracting foreign investors and developing a stronger local private sector. A range of measures are therefore being implemented to...

Qatar’s banks have demonstrated significant lending growth over the past decade, and banking sector assets are likely to continue to grow on the back of the nation’s expansion over the coming years. Much of the projected credit growth will be derived from increased exposure to the government and the various quasi-government entities which are...

THE COMPANY: Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) is the country’s second-largest lender with a 12% and 10% market share in loans and deposits, respectively (among listed banks). CBQ, which trades as CBQK on the Qatar Exchange, is a conventional full-service bank offering commercial banking and investment...

As one of the only nations on the planet that is a desert ecosystem from border to border, Qatar faces the challenge of carefully balancing the food and water needs of a relatively small community in the global marketplace with the strictures of limited import routes and a harsh environment. However, as Qatar’s population broke through the 2m...