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IPA Qatar, EY first real estate report uncovers investment opportunities and promising growth
19 September 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar), in collaboration with teams of EY, a global professional services company, launched “Qatar’s Real Estate Market Outlook - Building the Future” report, today, underlining the growth prospects of the sector. The report provides a thorough overview of the sector developments, highlighting different investment opportunities across all types of real estate, spanning commercial,[...]
September 2022 19Scaling Qatar’s Startup Ecosystem
All over the world, startups are experiencing a rapid economic uptick. Led by the tech sector, which has grown 2.3 times more than their non-tech counterparts since the pandemic, startups are on the rise with record amounts of funding funneled into new, innovative ideas. In 2021 alone, a record 540 companies achieved unicorn status with 113 ecosystems producing at least one billion-dollar-plus behemoth. Within this growing plethora of opportunities, Qatar’s startup ecosystem offers a[...]
October 2022 05IPA Qatar launches first multilingual ‘Guide to Investment’
10 October 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) has launched a new multilingual ‘Guide to Investment’ in Arabic, English, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. The guide showcases the many benefits of establishing a business in Qatar, including the country’s strategic location and connectivity, future-ready infrastructure, supportive business ecosystem, and world-class talent pool. Under the umbrella of the[...]
October 2022 10IPA Qatar participates in SWITCH Singapore, showcasing Qatar’s digital innovation and technological development
30 October 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) took part in the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH), a leading tech festival for the Global-Asia Innovation Ecosystem, which ran from 25 to 28 October 2022 at the Resorts World Convention Centre, Singapore. IPA Qatar hosted a panel discussion and an interactive booth, in collaboration with QFZA and Media City, highlighting the central role of Qatari business and licensing platforms in[...]
October 2022 30Digitalisation leads Qatar’s journey into the future
Digitalisation has been sweeping the globe as the forerunner of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, increasing business efficiency and cutting down operational time. As information and communications technology seeps into daily life, organisations have integrated digital transformation into functional areas. The global digital transformation market size, which stood at $737 billion in 2020, is projected to reach over $3.5 trillion by 2028, a compound annual growth rate of 22.1% during the[...]
October 2022 30What is driving Qatar’s EV growth?
From an estimated 3.3 million units in 2020 to an expected 27.5 million units by 2027, the global Electric Vehicles (EVs) market is witnessing a quantum leap, led by the U.S, China, and Germany. Globally, the potential of the lucrative EV industry is immense with an expected market share of 58 per cent of all global vehicle sales by 2040. In the Middle East, EVs are already transforming the auto industry, which is expected to reach a value of $18.5 bn by 2023 and is set to reach mass adoption[...]
December 2022 07IPA Qatar Helps Introduce Starlink Internet service during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
15 December 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) helped introduce World Cup fans to the state-of-the-art technology that Starlink will bring to Qatar. Located in Lusail Boulevard, a demonstration booth provides an interactive experience for fans to explore Starlink’s innovative internet connectivity and technologies. Recently licensed by the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), Starlink Satellite Qatar will contribute to enhancing the[...]
December 2022 15Green investment in waste management, a driver of economic development
Our space on this planet is limited. Through population growth and industrialisation, more and more of this precious room will be taken up by waste, which is expected to grow to a whopping 3.4 billion tonnes globally by 2050. It’s an enormous number that also holds immense opportunity for sustainable investments in waste management and technological advancements under a circular economy. In Qatar alone, the circular model is expected to bring enormous financial, social, and environmental[...]
January 2023 09IPA Qatar leads panel on diversification and development at World Economic Forum in Davos
18 January 2023, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar), in partnership with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), sponsored a high-level panel today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, a turnkey annual business event held from 16-20 January, 2023 in Davos, Switzerland. Moderated by Marx Willem, Editor for Commercial Programming, The Trust WSJ Barron’s Group, the panel thematised “Diversifying and Developing: How Energy Can Drive[...]
January 2023 18Layer by Layer: Building Qatar’s 3D-Printing Market
When Sidra Medicine, a premier women’s and children’s hospital, succeeded in the first conjoined twins' surgery in Qatar, state-of-the-art 3D printing technology was instrumental in creating a model for vital presurgical planning. Four decades after the development of the first 3D printing machines, the technology now supports production at scale, lowering design restrictions and paving the way for mass customisation at a lower variable cost. Compared with traditional production[...]
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