‘Qatar offers huge investment opportunities for companies’ – The Peninsula

‘Qatar offers huge investment opportunities for companies’ – The Peninsula

Doha: Qatar is booming and the country offers huge potential for investors. With the FIFA World Cup 2022 approaching there are many investment opportunities here for local and international companies, experts said during an event held recently.

The virtual event titled ‘Creative Zone x Invest Qatar: Doing Business in Qatar’ was organised by Creative Zone in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), and Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) and discussed doing business in Qatar for new investors and business owners.

Addressing the event, Walaa Amer, Engagement Manager at Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) said: “Qatar has a strong economy. For many years the country has relied on oil reserves and been the top LNG exporter. However, in past years the government has developed economic policies to diversify the economy and they have increased private and foreign investment in non-energy sector such as in financial services, telecom, health, education, sports, and tourism”.

Speaking about the key initiatives that QSTP has been putting in place towards supporting FDI inflows into the country, she noted that over the past 14 years “we have been able to develop unique environment to provide multinationals and SMEs with a framework to