Peter Alagos

The government is expected to allocate around QR20bn worth of funds to “rebuild” select areas in and around Doha City as part of the second phase of massive infrastructure works ...

Bangladesh has proposed to form a joint investment forum with Qatar to further explore business opportunities in a range of industries, including energy, tourism, and garments, among others.

With the availability of more suppliers from outside the GCC region, the local market has become healthier and competitive across all sectors and industries, an official of Ashghal has said.

Beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, the future of blockchain in Qatar may lie not only in the banking and finance sectors but also in supply chain-intensive industries such as oil and gas or in facilities management, an expert said.

Qatar’s vast infrastructure sector would be opened further to wider markets with the inaugural staging of ‘The Big 5 Qatar’ slated next week in Doha, a Public Works Authority (Ashghal) official has said.

The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (Qicca) and the Centre of Continuing Education (CCE) at Qatar University (QU) have signed an agreement renewing its partnership in providing training programmes in the different facets of arbitration.

As a country whose economy is mostly driven by its small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Germany could play a significant role in helping Qatar further develop its SME ecosystem, a top bank executive has said.

With €10bn worth of Qatari investments set to be poured in the German economy over the next five years, Qatar and Germany could further expand partnerships in the areas of food security and infrastructure creation, among others, Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman has said.