EXPERT opinion differs on the percentage by which Qatar’s economy would expand this year. However, no one disputes that Qatar will be the Gulf’s best performer in 2009.“Qatar is the fastest growing economy in the Gulf region and has so far managed well the impact of the global financial crisis,” the IMF said.
SOME 52 major developers are expected to begin construction at their sites at Energy City Qatar (ECQ), which will be the Gulf region’s first oil and gas industry hub. ECQ will form part of the major new city development at Lusail, the northern expansion of Doha which will be home to up to 200,000 people.
AN INTERNATIONAL consortium including OHL and Contrack is working on a $2.3 billion construction contract for the Sidra Medical and Research Centre, the architecture of which combines cutting-edge technology with an incandescent design that both reflects and celebrates the sky.
DRIVEN by a vision to place Qatar at the forefront of the aviation sector, the New Doha International Airport Steering Committee has been making concerted efforts to press ahead with the New Doha International Airport project on all fronts.
SOME 3,000 labourers and craftsmen are currently on site shaping up the first components on the $3.2-billion Al Wa’ab City, one of the largest privately-owned real estate developments in Qatar.
HUNDREDS of years ago, the people of a coastal town in eastern Qatar developed and produced a purple dye – or Urjuan – from the shells of sea snails. Today, a 5.5 million sq m site is being prepared in that town to house an ambitious QR35 billion ($9.
DOKA, a global leader in formwork solutions that have been shaping a number of Qatar’s iconic projects, says it is fully committed to providing outstanding, customer-tailored products and a comprehensive package of services in the country through its local subsidiary, Doka Qatar.
THE civil engineering stage of the first phase of the major expansion of the LNG Port at Ras Laffan, Qatar, is now nearing completion after almost three years. This phase is the first step in a major expansion of the port facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City, which already has two of the world largest natural gas terminals.
