QFZ showcases Qatar investment opportunities at QEF UNGA Special Edition in New York
The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) participated as a Supporting Sponsor of the Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg: UNGA Special Edition 2026, held in New York, ahead of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week.The QFZ delegation was led by its CEO, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal al-Thani. The special edition brought together heads of state and government, global CEOs, investors, and business leaders to examine the forces shaping global growth, investment and resilience under the theme ‘Growth on New Terms: Capital, Risk and Resilience’.QFZ co-hosted a dedicated Business Lounge with Invest Qatar and the Qatar Financial Centre, bringing together key entities from Qatar’s investment ecosystem. It provided an opportunity to engage with global business leaders and investors, showcase Qatar’s wider investment proposition and highlight opportunities available within the free zones for companies seeking to establish and expand their operations in Qatar and across the region.QFZ’s participation also included a series of strategic agreements focused on localising specialised manufacturing and service capabilities within Qatar’s free zones, particularly across the energy, industrial and infrastructure sectors, in support of the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Third National Development Strategy. The agreements aim to develop higher-value industrial activities, strengthen local capabilities and foster cross-border collaboration, innovation and knowledge transfer, advancing a more competitive and globally connected industrial ecosystem in Qatar. QFZ’s sponsorship of the forum reinforced its continued engagement with global investors and industry leaders. It also highlighted the role of Qatar’s free zones as a catalyst for investment, industrial development and international business growth.