Eng.Ahmed Nasseral-Naser Manager – Electricity Projects Department Kahramaa
IanClarke Managing Director - Middle East Mott MacDonald
AngusHindley Research Editor MEED
Ed James
EdmundO’Sullivan Chairman MEED Events
MohammadSiddiqui Director - Treasury & Planning Nakilat
RobertHager Managing Partner Patton Boggs LLP
Abdulsattar Al Rashid
EnricoGrino Group Senior Credit Officer Qatar National Bank
Martin Bay
Saad Ahmed Ibrahim Al Mohanadi
GeoffMee Deputy Chief Executive Officer Qatar Railways Company
Khalifa Al Sowaidi
MonjidAbdelmajeed, Managing Director REDCO Construction Almana
MEED headlines
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Testimonials
"The event is a very strategic and effective platform to meet, hear and network with key players in the Qatari projects sector."
George Nasra,
Managing Director, IBQ
“An excellent, must-attend event for doing business in Qatar. We met key Qatari decision makers!” Robert Hager,
Managing Partner, Patton Boggs
"This comprehensive annual forum is ‘ground zero’ where business leaders and Qatar State agency officials gather and work out how Qatar’s major projects are shaping up, their ramifications and critical path for the year ahead… often serving as the launch pad for major projects coming up." Rick Russell,
Vice President Aviation Services, Inter VISTAS Consulting, USA
‘Qatar Projects 2011 is a must attend event for anyone who wants to do business in Qatar, or who is currently doing some business and wants to do more. It is a great venue to gain valuable insights into the fast-changing Qatari market.’ Blair Hagkull,
Chairman,Jones Lang LaSalle MENA
"MEED conferences are always informative and provide excellent opportunities to meet key individuals in the projects’ world. I strongly recommend attendance of new comers into the region."
Ahmed Al-Kowsi,
Projects / NFS Manager, Qatar Navigation
Qatar Facts
The International Monetary Fund predicts Qatar’s economy to grow by 18.5% in 2010 Source – MEED
There is a forecast of a nominal GDB for 2010 of US$ 115.9bn, a rise of 36% on 2009. For 2011 its forecast is for a further 16% rise to US$ 134.6bn. Source - The Central Bank
Much of Doha’s wealth is to be channeled into three main areas: funding infrastructure projects, the activities of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and to support the acquisitions of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Source – MEED
LNG capacity in Qatar will be more than 77 million t/y in 2010, giving it a 29% share of the global market by 2012 Source – MEED
Some 40% of budgets are being dedicated to infrastructure expansion projects, with expenditure also going to the private sector to create jobs. This amounts to more than US$ 66bn – worth of infrastructure projects either planned or under way in Qatar at present Source – MEED
Download Centre
Welcome to the Qatar Projects 2012 download centre. We aim to provide you, through our publications, reports and features, with an up-to-date industry view on the business and investment opportunities in Qatar.
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BRAND NEW: Qatar Projects 2012 full event information pack
Download the updated full event information pack for a holistic look at the entire conference and the Qatar projects market. Included within this fully packed brochure:
Qatar Projects exclusive facts and figures
MEED Projects data on Qatar Projects
Articles from MEED on Qatar projects market
Exclusive interview with our top speakers
Full speaker list with biographies........and much more!
Articles
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Qatar Projects companies sector face intense competition - International companies seeking to gain a foothold in Qatar’s projects market in the run up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup must be prepared to face “intense competition” in a market in which “price is king”, Angus Hindley, MEED Insight Research Director has told a gathering of senior business people in London.
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Qatar tenders new car park project at Education City - Contractors have until the 11 December to submit bids for the contract to build the four-storey over-ground South-East car park at the Education City development
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Transport is key for Qatar World Cup success - Transport is key to making major events such as the Fifa World Cup succeed, John Armitt, chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, told Qatari and British business people gathered in London.
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Form consortiums now for Qatar metro construction urges Qatar Railways - Deputy chief executive officer of Qatar Railways, Geoff Brian Mee, says firms should form consortiums now to be well positioned for design-and-build tunnelling packages
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Banks gear up for World Cup Projects - With more than $60bn – worth of infrastructure projects planned for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup, banks and financial institutions are set to play an increasingly important role in the country’s construction sector in the coming years.
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Banks prepare for boom in finance needs form World Cup project supply chain- Lending institutions in Qatar are preparing for a boom in demand from contractors and suppliers involved in World Cup related projects, but warn that both borrowers and banks face major challenges
Interview Q & A with Mohamed Dobashi, Group Chief Executive Officer,
Al Faisal Holding, Qatar - The Qatari holding company is expanding by diversifying within each sector it operates.
Presentations
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The Qatar Projects Market - Presented at the Qatar Construction Club on 31 October, 2011 by Julian Herbert, Director of MEED Projects, MEED
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Power and Water Plants in Qatar - Presented at Qatar Projects 2011 by AbdulsattarAl-Rasheed, Executive Managing Director, Qatar Water and Electricity Company
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World Cup 2022 – A Boost to Qatar’s Economy - Presented by George Nasra, Managing Director, IBQ at Qatar Projects 2011 conference
2011 Post show Report Qatar Projects 2011 Post Event report.