How can private businesses capitalise on opportunities in the post-pandemic recovery phase?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulrahman Hesham Al Sowaidi, Acting CEO, Qatar Development Bank: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2022
Articles & Analysis | Qatar moves to allow more foreign ownership and diversify trade partners from The Report: Qatar 2022
After weathering a succession of external shocks in recent years, Qatar’s trade and investment outlook is promising in the short and medium term. Years of low global oil and gas prices, the 2017-21 economic blockade, and the Covid-19 pandemic have all affected the flow of cross-border commerce and finance in recent years. However, Qatar is gearing up to host the 2022 FIFA...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Fahad Rashid Al Kaabi, CEO, Manateq: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2022
Which non-oil- and gas-related industries will become more prominent in the coming years?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Ali Al Waleed Al Thani, CEO, Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar): Interview from The Report: Qatar 2022
How has the launch of IPA Qatar in 2019 impacted the investment ecosystem in the country, and what are the strategic priorities moving ahead?
Articles & Analysis | Qatar’s capital markets supported by a new secondary platform from The Report: Qatar 2022
With a strong performance in the early months of 2022, Qatar’s capital markets have demonstrated their resilience in the face of global and regional uncertainties. This growth is likely to continue in the year ahead, boosted by the global economic recovery and Qatar’s key role in supplying the world with energy. At the same time, recent reforms to foreign ownership rules –...
Articles & Analysis | GCC emphasis on food security is promising area for investment from The Report: Qatar 2022
Nations in MENA have been intensifying efforts to increase their food security, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the most recent geopolitical event to underline the fragility of global supply chains, as well as the importance of boosting domestic agricultural output. Together, Russia and Ukraine account for some 29% of the world’s wheat supply, pointing to the ...