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IPA Qatar participates in World Forum for FDI 2022
The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) sponsored and participated in the World Forum for FDI 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 9 to 11. The annual conference brings together political and business leaders to discuss the most important issues affecting economic development & investment attraction, while providing a unique platform to discuss investment opportunities with investors and executives from around the world. Showcasing Qatar’s thriving business landscape, IPA[...]
May 2022 17IPA Qatar and Iberdrola agree to establish world-leading innovation centre to advance digital utility in Qatar
18 May 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) and Iberdrola Group, announced a new partnership today to establish a world-leading innovation centre to advance digital utility in Qatar. The partnership will expand the Spanish group’s Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) activities through the Doha-based Iberdrola Innovation Middle East. The new collaboration aims to advance the digital utility industry by unlocking the growth potential of the[...]
May 2022 18On the road to ESG investment in Qatar
In the autumn of 2021, global leaders convened in Glasgow for the COP26 conference to unify the globe on a shared course to combat climate change; the most pressing and crucial issue confronting emerging and industrialised economies and all forms of life at large. Today, the emphasis is increasingly on adopting mitigation and adaptation methods that include domestic and cross-border collaboration. However, any success in averting the adverse effects of climate change rests on finance, with[...]
May 2022 23Invest Qatar pavilion showcases investment opportunities at Milipol Qatar - 2022
30 May 2022, Doha – Qatar: The 14th International Event for Homeland Security and Civil Defence - Milipol Qatar 2022 - saw the participation of key business partners and licensing platforms, including the Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar), Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), and Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP). Leveraging the country’s integrated business, the “Invest Qatar” national brand pavilion promoted the thriving[...]
May 2022 30IPA Qatar showcases industrial and investment opportunities at Hannover Messe 2022
2 June 2022, Doha— Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) led a series of strategic business engagements, during its participation at Hannover Messe 2022, one of the largest trade fairs worldwide, as part of Qatar’s State delegation. IPA Qatar hosted in-person meetings with German and foreign investors, and an Invest Qatar seminar, which showcased avenues of business and investment growth potential between Qatar and Germany. Leveraging Qatar’s position as a[...]
June 2022 02IPA Qatar signs MoUs with Green Boom and PricewaterhouseCoopers at Qatar Economic Forum
22 June 2022, Doha – Qatar: Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) announced the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with international companies today on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the Qatar Economic Forum powered by Bloomberg being held in Doha from June 20 to 22. The MoUs with Green Boom, a leading U.S. based manufacturer of bio-degradable absorbents; and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a global leader in professional business services will enable these[...]
June 2022 22Increased momentum towards a circular economy: drastic changes and opportunities to transform the GCC region
The global economic downturn, caused by the pandemic, has brought the term ‘circularity’ centre stage, renewing the call for a global collaboration to replace the conventional linear model. Over the years, the implementation of this linear ‘take-make-dispose’ industrial model has led to overconsumption of raw materials, which consequently resulted in an irrational use of available resources. This conventional model continues to exhaust raw materials and energy and[...]
August 2022 28IPA Qatar supports Credit Suisse to expand presence, establish technology hub in Doha
5 September 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) and Credit Suisse have announced a new partnership in which the bank will expand on its existing operations in Doha and establish the Qatar Technology & Engineering Hub. This expansion will further strengthen the bank’s leading wealth management business, deepen the bank’s local footprint and contribute to accelerating Credit Suisse’s development and digitisation in Qatar and the wider[...]
September 2022 05IPA Qatar Partners with Microsoft to Advance Qatar’s Digital Transformation
13 September 2022, DOHA – QATAR: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global tech company, Microsoft, during the launch ceremony of the company’s cloud data center region in Qatar. This agreement between IPA Qatar and Microsoft, signed by Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al-Thani, CEO, IPA Qatar, and Lana Khalaf, General Manager Microsoft Qatar, reinforces the mutual commitment of both organisations[...]
September 2022 13IPA Qatar participates in WAIPA World Investment Conference 2022
14 September 2022, Doha – Qatar: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) participated in the 26th World Investment Conference, hosted by the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), in Geneva, Switzerland, from September 13 to 14. Held under the theme of “IPAs shaping the future of FDI”, the 26th edition convened investment promotion agencies (IPAs), alongside high-level business and political representatives from more than 100 countries, who[...]
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