GAC has signed an agreement with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) to establish a contract logistics facility and office in the Ras Bufontas Free Zone. The agreement with GAC will play an important role in expanding the logistics offerings for QFZA and Qatar, strengthening supply chains and bolstering Qatar’s position as a global hub for .
GAC signs agreement with Qatar Free Zones Authority
04 Feb 2021 - 8:57
Minister of State and Chairman of QFZA, H E Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed and other officials during the event.
The Peninsula
GAC, one of the largest integrated providers of shipping and logistics services in the region and the world, has signed an agreement with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) to establish a contract logistics facility and office in the Ras Bufontas Free Zone. The agreement with GAC will play an important role in expanding the logistics offerings for QFZA and Qatar, strengthening supply chains and bolstering Qatar’s position as a global hub for trade.
01 Feb 2021 - 8:28
Director for Strategy and Real Estate Advisory at KPMG, Anurag Gupta
The Peninsula
Doha: With the regional ties coming back to normal, affirmation of the COVID-19 vaccine and winning the bid to host Asian Games in 2030, the market sentiments in Qatar are reaching a new high, said KPMG in its latest report ‘What lies ahead for Qatar’s Real Estate Market in 2021?’.
According to the study, with the lifting of the blockade, positive regulatory changes, possibility of organised real estate concepts such as real estate investment trusts (REITs), Qatar is set to witness higher influx of invested people. With more opportunities in the market and increased inflow of white-collared workforce, there can be a positive upturn in the demand for residential housing over the next short to middle term, providing a much-needed fillip to the sector.
QBA hosts webinar on ‘How to Start a Business in Qatar Free Zones’
25 Jan 2021 - 8:44
Webinar on ‘How to Start a business in Qatar Free Zones’ in progress.
The Peninsula
Doha: The Qatari Businessmen Association, in partnership with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), organised an investment webinar on ‘How to Start a business in Qatar Free Zones’, as part of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two entities in February 2020. It included ways of joint cooperation and how to benefit from what both institutions provide in terms of services to the local and foreign investors in order to attract investments and support the economic development of the state.
Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has maintained a strong focus on using the latest technologies in the field of transport that advance environmental sustainability.
In a statement, the Ministry announced that the first advanced electric tractors (APM 75T HE), fully assembled in Qatar in Ras Bufontas Free Zone have been delivered to QTerminals.
These highly advanced electric vehicles will be used to transport containers at Hamad Port.
His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti underlined that these tractors complement the MoTC’s Electric Vehicles Strategy, which endeavors to achieve a greener future for Qatar.