Peter Alagos

Qatar, particularly its burgeoning jewellery sector, will stand to gain from the establishment of the country’s first laboratory specialising in examining and grading diamonds and precious stones.

Qatar’s “voluntary environmental commitment” will set a new precedent both locally and internationally in terms of staging future sporting events, an official of the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (Gord) has said.

Qatar remains a viable seedbed for different startups and offers entrepreneurs a host of opportunities to transform their innovative ideas through different programmes and access to funding, according to a report released recently by the Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar).

Among Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, Qatar is leading its Gulf neighbours in the Global Food Security Index 2021, according to a report by Oxford Business Group (OBG).

The number of organisations adopting green building policies in Qatar and in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is expected to breach the 1,600 mark by the end of this year, Gulf Organisation for Research & Development’s (Gord) top official has said.

One of South Korea’s major food manufacturers has been eyeing the Middle East as a potential destination for its vertical farming solutions, according to an official of the company.

The International Green Mark (IGM), an ‘ecolabeling’ system of Qatar-based Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (Gord), aims to help local suppliers and manufacturers achieve international quality standards through IGM certifications, Gord’s top official has said.

The availability of digital platforms and apps, as well as low daily infection rates and more relaxed health and safety protocols, are among the factors that have been steadily pushing remittance activity back to pre-pandemic levels, according to an exchange house official.