QATAR

Economic Institutions and Organizations

Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment

The Council, in general, specializes in all matters relating to the economy, energy, investment of the state's reserves, the development of public policies in the fields of economy, finance, commercial and energy. It also approves the plans required for the implementation and follow-up of these mattes, and approves the special projects for utilizing the state's natural resources, major industrial and economic projects undertaken by the state or authorities or institutions or public companies.

 The Council proceeds with its functions related to the investment of the state's reserves by identifying objectives to be achieved from this reserve investment within the state's overall strategy. The Council also develops long-term policy for the reserve investment and investments in annual programs, in addition to identifying the banks and financial institutions that the reserve investment can be with or through them.

Qatar Financial Center

www.qfc.com.qa

Qatar Financial Center (QFC) aims at enhancing the economic activity in line with the global economic progress and providing the appropriate atmosphere for investment to stimulate development and open new horizons in this field.

The Center is authorized to license companies, individuals and business institutions to establish economic activities. It also authorizes the establishment of banks, investment projects, finance companies, insurance companies, all sorts of stock and securities markets, asset management and all kinds of brokerage services. It offers its services in the field of categorization and evaluation, financial representation, consultation, financial facilities, holdings and operations and management of offshore companies.

Qatar Investment Authority QIA

Is a sovereign wealth fund specialized in local and foreign investment, established in 2005 to enhance the State of Qatar's economy through diversifying investments, creating new departments, and managing the surplus of oil and natural gas as a result of the fund's strategic strategy to reduce the risk of Qatar's depending on energy prices. The fund  predominantly invests in global markets (The United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific countries), in addition to investing in Qatar beyond the energy sector. The fund aims to be a major international center for finance and investment in the region.