The government of the State of Qatar has reiterated the commitment to improve the ease of doing business in the country and the affirmation to support transparent business policies and practices as well as a rules-based trade system. Qatar has…
A forum titled ‘Digitization of SMEs: An Alternative To Survive’ was held very recently to discuss the adoption of emerging technologies and the positive impact on more streamlined business practices and processes. The event was organized by the Ministry of…
The Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) recently concluded its ‘Legal Week’ by hosting a webinar on the ‘Legal Criteria and Cybersecurity Requirements’. The ‘Legal Week’ saw over 740 participants and 26 speakers from Qatar and around the…
The country has been active in Islamic finance since the early 1980s and is the fifth largest market for Islamic finance in the world. It is home to some of the world’s largest Islamic banks, who held 26 percent of…
The General Tax Authority (GTA) has extended the deadline for the submission of the tax return for 2020 by two months. As a result, the new date for the submission of the tax return by the taxpayers with the financial…
Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH) has selected 22 start-ups and scale-ups to join the second wave of the incubation and acceleration programs. QFTH has received over 500 applications from fintechs in different stages from more than 58 countries. The programs will…
The Ministry of Transportation & Communications (MoTC) signed an agreement with Meeza to expand Mawared, the strategic e-Government program, recently. Meeza, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, is an established end-to-end managed IT services provider based in Qatar with the intention…
As indicated before, Qatar is getting ready to implement a Value Added Tax (VAT) and companies in the country need to be ready for it. Qatar’s annual tax update was the topic of a recent webinar hosted by experts and…
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) launched a Venture Market, a platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to list their shares in the stock market, recently. Referred to as the Qatar Exchange Venture Market (QEVM), the program is a joint…
Business Start Up Qatar is pleased to announce the formalization of the collaboration and cooperation with Train Effective in the State of Qatar. Train Effective allows players to train like a pro – anytime, anywhere. The application is a world-class…