January 2012
12 posts
Luxury Redefined
The latest offering in the hospitality sector, Al Gassar Resort, is all set to stun its visitors
By Sindhu Nair
Wolfgang Pachler, Chief Operating Officer at Resorts Development Company, the master developer behind Al Gassar Resort, brings with him a wealth of experience and not all of it is limited to the hospitality sector. He has used his business acumen working across sectors, with 20...
All that waste!
Where does it all go? An interest group under QGBC tries to crack the predicament of growing waste in the country. Sindhu Nair finds out…
Qatar creates more than 7,000 tonnes of solid waste each day and that figure is going to spiral in the coming years with an ever-increasing population as a result of the dramatic pace of change and development in the country. Of the total figure, 30% is from...
Qatar's Role in Libya and Beyond
Despite the fact that Libya is nowhere near the Persian Gulf, Qatar has been the Arab state most ardently supporting the rebels in eastern Libya. Qatar has long had an active foreign policy, and its recent moves have positioned the tiny state as a player in the Libyan crisis — no small feat considering how insignificant it is in comparison to the traditional Middle Eastern powers. In reality,...
Qatar: A Middle East Opportunist
Qatar’s rise from a sleepy Gulf state to a Middle East power-broker has taken many by surprise, and it’s not hard to see why, writes Zachary Fillingham. It’s not the conventional considerations of land, military, or economic power that are driving Qatar’s foreign policy successes. Rather, it’s a case of having the patience to wait for opportunities and the savvy to make the most of them.
Qatar...
Beacon of glory
By Cassey Oliveira
Who would have expected the 300metre tall tower next to the Villaggio Mall, which held the flame for the 2006 Asian Games, to be the next 5-star hotel in the city’s luxury market? Well, Gerhard Foltin, General Manager of The Torch – Doha, for one, knew it right from the start. He now takes it upon himself and his team to let people know what the tower’s all about.
Standing...
For the cause of Renewables
By Sindhu Nair
Gus Schellekens, Director Sustainability and Climate Change Team, PriceWater Coopers (PwC), is committed to the cause of sustainability and promotes the use of renewable energy. At the 20th WPC his effort was particularly tenuous considering the cause he was fighting for was pitted against the agenda of oil and gas giants represented at the Congress.
Renewable Energy was of...
Exploration to yield results In Block 4N
Wintershall Board member discusses exploration in North Field and a fungus that enhanses oil recovery.
By Sindhu Nair
Wintershall had a huge presence at the 20 WPC but that is nothing new if you look at the Company’s history in Qatar, with associations going as far back as 1973.
Member of the Wintershall Board of Executive Directors with responsibility for Exploration and Production, Martin...
Quick, effective, productive
Speed Funding makes its Qatar debut, as Angels and entrepreneurs take the first tentative steps towards a new way of doing business, writes Vani Saraswathi.
Seen Hitch? Well, it’s just like that, only with a business twist. At 6 on a Wednesday evening, a group of Qatar residents meet in a West Bay tower meeting room. There are seven tables lined across the room. Each table hosts a couple of...
The Essence of Jet-Setting
Qatar Executive, the corporate jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways @qatarairways, one of the few carriers in the region to have an exclusive business jet operation; an advantage it intends to fully exploit.
By Vani Saraswathi
In 2009, Qatar Airways launched Qatar Executive to meet the needs of a premium market segment looking for a more flexible, discreet and personalised means of travel. In...
Qatar's diplomatic gameplay
Qatar made the seemingly impossible possible when the country bagged the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It is the attitude that anything is possible if you have the will and the money, that was the heart of this achievement, CNN had reported. That was in 2010.
2011 has been equally eventful. Qatar was the first country to recognise the Libyan rebels, the first to close its Syrian embassy, and also a country...
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