Qatar’s health care sector has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, evolving into one of the most advanced systems in the GCC. Underpinned by Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030, the ...

The GCC’s population has more than doubled over the past 25 years, growing from 26.2m in 1995 to 56.4m in 2021, outpacing the global growth rate of 30%. Urbanisation has also accelerated across the ...

Qatar’s long and short-term socio-economic development plans are focused on achieving the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are 17 SDGs covering social, environmental, ecological, ...

Qatar is channeling its hydrocarbons wealth into long-term economic transformation, with diversification accelerating after the FIFA 2022 World Cup. In 2024 non-oil sectors accounted for over 60% of ...

Impact investment – which is purposely designed to generate tangible social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns – presents promising risk-adjusted prospects. This type of investment ...

Qatar’s leadership aims to create a knowledge-based economy supported by robust telecommunications infrastructure, a large and diverse community of scientists and a strong incubation programme for ...

As Oman pushes forward with its Vision 2040 agenda, alternative financing mechanisms — from leasing and factoring to private equity and capital markets — are helping to diversify funding channels, ...

Despite the ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds experienced by the global economy, one area of the international financial system that has shown steady progression is digital payments.

Qatar’s tourism sector has emerged as one of the country’s most dynamic drivers of non-hydrocarbons-based growth, building steadily on the visibility and global exposure generated by the 2022 FIFA ...

Qatar is in the process of establishing itself as a regional centre for advanced manufacturing research and activities. A number of related international companies have established a presence in the ...

Barbara Henzen, Partner and Head of Tax, KPMG in Qatar, on economic transformation, regulatory reforms and how global tax alignment is reshaping opportunities for investors In recent years, Qatar has ...

Interview: Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa, Group CEO, Qatar National Bank Group, on enabling sustainable financing and innovation How do you see the banking sector’s role evolving to support long-term ...