Qatar, a rich land of heavy industrial projects, petroleum and natural gas industries

Qatar is a young market of + 2 million consumers. As of 2016, Qatar has the fourth highest GDP per capita in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund.

The economic growth of Qatar has been almost exclusively based on its petroleum and natural gas industries, which began in 1940.

Qatar is the leading exporter of liquefied natural gas.

Established in 2005, Qatar Investment Authority is the country's sovereign wealth fund, specialising in foreign investment. As of 2014, it has investments around the world in: Valentino, Siemens, Printemps, Harrods, The Shard, Barclays Bank, Heathrow Airport, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Volkswagen Group, Royal Dutch Shell, Bank of America, Tiffany, Agricultural Bank of China, Sainsbury's, BlackBerry, Santander Brazil, etc. 

The country is free from taxes; however, authorities have announced plans to levy taxes on junk food and luxury items in the coming years.

Qatar's proved reserves of gas are the third-largest in the world, exceeding 250 trillion cubic feet (7,000 km³).

Qatar's heavy industrial projects, all based in Umm Said, include: a refinery with a 50,000 barrels (8,000 m³) per day capacity, a fertiliser plant for urea and ammonia, a steel plant, and a petrochemical plant.

Qatar's National Vision 2030 has made investment in renewable resources a major goal for the country over the next two decades.

Growing numbers of foreign-educated Qataris, including many educated in the US, are returning home to assume key positions formerly occupied by expatriates.

Security is the principal basis for Qatar's strict entry and immigration rules and regulations.

Qatar Airways, one of the world's largest airlines, links over 150 international destinations from its base in Doha.