Qatar has one of the world`s highest internet adoption rates and ranks among top countries in terms of acceptance of information and communications technologies (ICT). The government has invested substantially in 5G technology and Ooredoo was the first in the…
Qatar has selected medium term projects with a value of QAR 53.9 billion (USD 14.8 billion) as part of the strategic plan by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Public Works Authority – Ashghal to prioritise public spending. A…
The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) and the Roscongress Foundation recently co-hosted an event titled “Qatar-Russia Economic Partnership: Avenues of Growth for Russian Companies in Qatar’s Investment Ecosystem”. It was held in the run-up to the St. Petersburg International…
The relationship between Qatar and Turkey has been going from strength to strength in recent years. Today, the areas of collaboration and cooperation between the two countries span a wide range of sectors. The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar)…
The entrepreneurship and start-up ecosystem in the State of Qatar is expected to further develop in 2021 and was recently ranked third in the world and the best in the MENA region. The progress is down to many factors including…
Qatar SportsTech (QST) recently announced the completion of the third cohort of the accelerator program which featured ten very promising start-ups from six countries. QST is a leading start-up accelerator and hub for sports-tech start-ups and scale-ups from around the…
Qatar FinTech Hub’s (QFTH) incubator and accelerator programmes were introduced to promote and support early-stage and mature FinTech start-ups and are on track to become financially self-sustainable. The recent launch has been hugely successful and has attracted national and international…
Qatar is expected to return to economic growth in 2021 due to its robust economic reforms and the continued increase in demand for oil and gas as countries emerge from the pandemic and economies re-open. These factors have led to…
The Qatar National Vision 2030 has identified research, development and innovation as a key part of the country`s economic transformation. The Oxford Business Group (OBG) in collaboration and cooperation with the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) recently published a…
According to the most recent release of the Planning & Statistics Authority, the State of Qatar recorded a merchandise trade balance surplus (difference between total exports and imports) of QAR19.6 bn or USD 5.4 bn down from QAR 38.0 bn…
