Qatar Tourism Authority

Economic Diversification

Economic performance, accompanied by vigorous efforts made by the State to move gradually from the economic rent to the industrial economy and access to a knowledge economy based on building national capacity and increase the content knowledge and technology in the production of goods and services to contribute to economic diversification and development of the capacity of science and technology as central elements in the comprehensive development vision 'Qatar National Vision National Vision 2030. "

Perhaps one of the most prominent manifestations of this shift created an oasis of science and technology as a proactive partner to develop the national economy is diverse and competitive, and incubate in three years, only 33 companies operating in the field of technology from around the world, and that comes capping the visions of His Highness the Emir in the area of the national economy, while The Prince that " Social and economic success in the future will depend increasingly on the interaction with the new world order based on knowledge, and that the state began the process of developing policies to build a knowledge-based economy relying heavily on research and development. " Sound economic management and responsible exploitation of oil and gas, economic diversification

In addition, unique to the state today occupying an advanced position in terms of per capita GDP, and is characterized by unemployment rates are the lowest globally to the point that U.S. sources estimated by half a percent last year, 2009, and comes while the estimated official authorities state that the rate of growth projected for the current year about 16 percent with the arrival of the expectations that ratio to 21 percent in 2011.

Has been characterized by the performance of the State of Qatar at the height of the global economic crisis with wisdom and prudence and was the subject of a tribute to specialists did not announce the bankruptcy of any organization, and besides it has enabled the country have already developed strategic plans for the exploitation of natural resources through an integrated investment program in oil and gas industry, petrochemicals and in the transfer gas to liquids and build the largest fleets of ships to transport the gas to world markets by diversifying its economic base.

In this context, it can be said that the draft oil and gas industries, the country witnessed a significant acceleration in the areas of major achievements in terms of increased production of oil and gas, LNG and petrochemical products is expected to culminate with the fall of 2014.

According to some international reports, the State of Qatar currently occupies the center atheist century in natural gas production internationally and finished fifth in the quality and gas exports, ranked first in exports of natural gas (LNG) and third in reserves of gas.

Financial Sector

Established the Qatar Financial Centre in 2005 in order to attract international financial institutions and multinational companies, with a specific vision is to become a financial center of choice in the Middle East. The Qatar Financial Centre is the commercial arm of the Qatar Financial Centre. The latest business center established by the Government and the financial state of Qatar in 2005 and consists of the center of the financial regulatory agency is an independent Regulatory Authority The QFC, and the authority of an independent judicial tribunal consists of commercial, civil and regulatory tribunal. The Qatar Financial Centre is responsible for leading the expansion of the financial services sector in Qatar and develops relations with the financial community and global levels, in early 2011, the total number of companies licensed in the Qatar Financial Centre to 128 companies.

Construction and Real Estate

The strategy emphasizes that national construction sector will grow to a limited extent so that the rising relative importance of 7% in 2009 to 8% in 2016, while the benefit of the manufacturing sector expansion in the manufacture of chemical fertilizers, petrochemicals, and policy initiatives coming that focus on entrepreneurship and the promotion of exports and innovations in science and technology.

The City of Lucille's Qatari Diar a larger real estate development projects in the country where he is expected to accommodate some 200,000 residents on the coast north of West Bay Lagoon area in Doha.

There is a huge architectural project is being handled by the private sector known as "The Pearl - Qatar", a project to develop the island with an area of 985 acres worth $ 50 billion, 350 meters from the shores of West Bay Lagoon is able to accommodate some 40,000 residents over 13 distributors alive different. Work is also underway in many development projects in commercial and residential, industrial and other organizations within and outside the capital.

Recreation and Tourism

Continue the growth of tourism and entertainment in a measured way the country by focusing on five main pillars which culture, sports, education, health, meetings, events and industry conferences and exhibitions, rather than to encourage tourism on a large scale. And continue to Qatar to host international sporting events are important in terms contributed to its success in hosting the Asian Games in 2006. November 2008 was the official opening for the Museum of Islamic Art's new in Qatar, which includes some of the most valuable collections in the world, and finally won the Qatar to host the World Cup of 2022, achieving a breakthrough for the first time for the Arab States and the Middle East.

The state has an ambitious plan to double the number of hotel rooms now, more than ten thousands of rooms to 110 thousand rooms before hosting the World Cup by the year 2022, and according to the projects registered with the Qatar Tourism Authority, the volume of hotel capacity will reach 30 thousand hotel rooms in three years, any before the World Cup about 9 years, according to preliminary estimates, the hospitality industry will see during the next ten years to invest more than 50 billion riyals in the implementation of these hotel projects.

Qatar is the point of preparing to welcome the world thanks to the huge investment in infrastructure, where to invest the country more than U.S. $ 20 billion during the next five years to build tourist infrastructure, which includes construction of hotels, resorts and other recreational facilities luxury. One of the most major infrastructure projects that are scheduled to open In 2012, the New Doha International Airport which is expected to receive 50 million passengers a year, two new exhibitions, conferences, an exhibition space in which 45,000 square meters.

Education

The development of the city's prestigious educational and higher education and research institutions of the Qatar Foundation, in addition to the Science and Technology Park in Qatar, would provide an excellent infrastructure for the emerging country's economy based on knowledge. And attract the science park and technology projects today, a major research and technology-based industries, while strengthening its commitment to the country in the sectors of science and technology. Located and the Science & Technology Park is a member of Qatar Foundation's Education City campus next to many of the leading universities, occupies center stage in the cooperation with universities business and industry, and is the perfect home for companies working in the field of technology in all parts of the world, and an incubator for emerging companies. Provide the science park is also the facilities for services and support programs that help organizations to develop its own technology and marketing. The aim of the Science and Technology Park in Qatar to attract leading companies from all over the world to develop its own technology and marketing globally, and joined the science park and technology international companies in order to contribute to the integration of research and work to advance the economy, science and knowledge forward in the State of Qatar, among these companies are: Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Shell, Total and the company's European Air Defense and Space and General Electric Co. and Qatar Petroleum, Chevron and others. and has been designed to Qatar University programs of study are commensurate with the needs of the country's future the workforce, and underwent the university - and indeed the whole school system - the process of renewal in order to align curriculum with technology and the twentieth century atheist, without the heritage of the country's failure to teach the Arab and Muslim world.

Health

Saw the health sector in Qatar in recent years a revival and quantum leaps to more than one level where the State of Qatar became the world are classified within the developed countries in the provision of integrated health care comparable to the best health systems in the world.

And can both visit Qatar at the present time to touch the progress witnessed by the country health sector particularly in large medical institutions that started to compete with their counterparts on the merits of institutions with prestigious international reputation in the fields of therapeutic and nursing services. The same applies to the centers of education and research in the health field, such as Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and the teaching hospital specialist, and Sidra Medical and Research Center is equipped with the latest technology and established by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al Misnid in order to provide the highest international standards in health care, education, medical research and clinical practice.

Among the other features of the Renaissance current health in Qatar: the achievements of medical excellence achieved by the national health institutions at both the therapeutic and technical, where he gained some of the theme leader in the region, and the draft Hamad Medical City giant, which started work in May 17, 2003, and for Hamad Medical Corporation certificate of adoption of the International JACHO, and supply centers and medical institutions, educational-art laboratories, equipment and medical equipment, as well as attract the best expertise and medical staff and technical, as well as in the case of the development in Family Medicine Clinics at both the quantity and quality, and expand the network of health insurance and the scope of health services through the opening of several health centers and district hospitals and specialized in different parts of the country. "Qana" and has established the National Health Authority under Emiri Decree No. (13) in 2005 to replace the Ministry of Public Health. The Authority aims to provide services and integrated health care and global level of commitment to the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir to provide all the possibilities for people to enjoy health, according to quality health care system are the best in the world.

Economic Diversification

Economic performance, accompanied by vigorous efforts made by the State to move gradually from the economic rent to the industrial economy and access to a knowledge economy based on building national capacity and increase the content knowledge and technology in the production of goods and services to contribute to economic diversification and development of the capacity of science and technology as central elements in the comprehensive development vision 'Qatar National Vision National Vision 2030. "

Perhaps one of the most prominent manifestations of this shift created an oasis of science and technology as a proactive partner to develop the national economy is diverse and competitive, and incubate in three years, only 33 companies operating in the field of technology from around the world, and that comes capping the visions of His Highness the Emir in the area of the national economy, while The Prince that " Social and economic success in the future will depend increasingly on the interaction with the new world order based on knowledge, and that the state began the process of developing policies to build a knowledge-based economy relying heavily on research and development. " Sound economic management and responsible exploitation of oil and gas, economic diversification

In addition, unique to the state today occupying an advanced position in terms of per capita GDP, and is characterized by unemployment rates are the lowest globally to the point that U.S. sources estimated by half a percent last year, 2009, and comes while the estimated official authorities state that the rate of growth projected for the current year about 16 percent with the arrival of the expectations that ratio to 21 percent in 2011.

Has been characterized by the performance of the State of Qatar at the height of the global economic crisis with wisdom and prudence and was the subject of a tribute to specialists did not announce the bankruptcy of any organization, and besides it has enabled the country have already developed strategic plans for the exploitation of natural resources through an integrated investment program in oil and gas industry, petrochemicals and in the transfer gas to liquids and build the largest fleets of ships to transport the gas to world markets by diversifying its economic base.

In this context, it can be said that the draft oil and gas industries, the country witnessed a significant acceleration in the areas of major achievements in terms of increased production of oil and gas, LNG and petrochemical products is expected to culminate with the fall of 2014.

According to some international reports, the State of Qatar currently occupies the center atheist century in natural gas production internationally and finished fifth in the quality and gas exports, ranked first in exports of natural gas (LNG) and third in reserves of gas.

Financial Sector

Established the Qatar Financial Centre in 2005 in order to attract international financial institutions and multinational companies, with a specific vision is to become a financial center of choice in the Middle East. The Qatar Financial Centre is the commercial arm of the Qatar Financial Centre. The latest business center established by the Government and the financial state of Qatar in 2005 and consists of the center of the financial regulatory agency is an independent Regulatory Authority The QFC, and the authority of an independent judicial tribunal consists of commercial, civil and regulatory tribunal. The Qatar Financial Centre is responsible for leading the expansion of the financial services sector in Qatar and develops relations with the financial community and global levels, in early 2011, the total number of companies licensed in the Qatar Financial Centre to 128 companies.

Construction and Real Estate

The strategy emphasizes that national construction sector will grow to a limited extent so that the rising relative importance of 7% in 2009 to 8% in 2016, while the benefit of the manufacturing sector expansion in the manufacture of chemical fertilizers, petrochemicals, and policy initiatives coming that focus on entrepreneurship and the promotion of exports and innovations in science and technology.

The City of Lucille's Qatari Diar a larger real estate development projects in the country where he is expected to accommodate some 200,000 residents on the coast north of West Bay Lagoon area in Doha.

There is a huge architectural project is being handled by the private sector known as "The Pearl - Qatar", a project to develop the island with an area of 985 acres worth $ 50 billion, 350 meters from the shores of West Bay Lagoon is able to accommodate some 40,000 residents over 13 distributors alive different. Work is also underway in many development projects in commercial and residential, industrial and other organizations within and outside the capital.

Recreation and Tourism

Continue the growth of tourism and entertainment in a measured way the country by focusing on five main pillars which culture, sports, education, health, meetings, events and industry conferences and exhibitions, rather than to encourage tourism on a large scale. And continue to Qatar to host international sporting events are important in terms contributed to its success in hosting the Asian Games in 2006. November 2008 was the official opening for the Museum of Islamic Art's new in Qatar, which includes some of the most valuable collections in the world, and finally won the Qatar to host the World Cup of 2022, achieving a breakthrough for the first time for the Arab States and the Middle East.

The state has an ambitious plan to double the number of hotel rooms now, more than ten thousands of rooms to 110 thousand rooms before hosting the World Cup by the year 2022, and according to the projects registered with the Qatar Tourism Authority, the volume of hotel capacity will reach 30 thousand hotel rooms in three years, any before the World Cup about 9 years, according to preliminary estimates, the hospitality industry will see during the next ten years to invest more than 50 billion riyals in the implementation of these hotel projects.

Qatar is the point of preparing to welcome the world thanks to the huge investment in infrastructure, where to invest the country more than U.S. $ 20 billion during the next five years to build tourist infrastructure, which includes construction of hotels, resorts and other recreational facilities luxury. One of the most major infrastructure projects that are scheduled to open In 2012, the New Doha International Airport which is expected to receive 50 million passengers a year, two new exhibitions, conferences, an exhibition space in which 45,000 square meters.

Education

The development of the city's prestigious educational and higher education and research institutions of the Qatar Foundation, in addition to the Science and Technology Park in Qatar, would provide an excellent infrastructure for the emerging country's economy based on knowledge. And attract the science park and technology projects today, a major research and technology-based industries, while strengthening its commitment to the country in the sectors of science and technology. Located and the Science & Technology Park is a member of Qatar Foundation's Education City campus next to many of the leading universities, occupies center stage in the cooperation with universities business and industry, and is the perfect home for companies working in the field of technology in all parts of the world, and an incubator for emerging companies. Provide the science park is also the facilities for services and support programs that help organizations to develop its own technology and marketing. The aim of the Science and Technology Park in Qatar to attract leading companies from all over the world to develop its own technology and marketing globally, and joined the science park and technology international companies in order to contribute to the integration of research and work to advance the economy, science and knowledge forward in the State of Qatar, among these companies are: Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Shell, Total and the company's European Air Defense and Space and General Electric Co. and Qatar Petroleum, Chevron and others. and has been designed to Qatar University programs of study are commensurate with the needs of the country's future the workforce, and underwent the university - and indeed the whole school system - the process of renewal in order to align curriculum with technology and the twentieth century atheist, without the heritage of the country's failure to teach the Arab and Muslim world.

Health

Saw the health sector in Qatar in recent years a revival and quantum leaps to more than one level where the State of Qatar became the world are classified within the developed countries in the provision of integrated health care comparable to the best health systems in the world.

And can both visit Qatar at the present time to touch the progress witnessed by the country health sector particularly in large medical institutions that started to compete with their counterparts on the merits of institutions with prestigious international reputation in the fields of therapeutic and nursing services. The same applies to the centers of education and research in the health field, such as Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and the teaching hospital specialist, and Sidra Medical and Research Center is equipped with the latest technology and established by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al Misnid in order to provide the highest international standards in health care, education, medical research and clinical practice.

Among the other features of the Renaissance current health in Qatar: the achievements of medical excellence achieved by the national health institutions at both the therapeutic and technical, where he gained some of the theme leader in the region, and the draft Hamad Medical City giant, which started work in May 17, 2003, and for Hamad Medical Corporation certificate of adoption of the International JACHO, and supply centers and medical institutions, educational-art laboratories, equipment and medical equipment, as well as attract the best expertise and medical staff and technical, as well as in the case of the development in Family Medicine Clinics at both the quantity and quality, and expand the network of health insurance and the scope of health services through the opening of several health centers and district hospitals and specialized in different parts of the country. "Qana" and has established the National Health Authority under Emiri Decree No. (13) in 2005 to replace the Ministry of Public Health. The Authority aims to provide services and integrated health care and global level of commitment to the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir to provide all the possibilities for people to enjoy health, according to quality health care system are the best in the world.