May 2012
9 posts
Doha News: Olympic Committee to announce 2020 bid... →
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Five cities, including Doha, are waiting with bated breath today to hear what the International Olympic Committee is calling “the most difficult decision we have ever had to take with regard to a shortlist.”
Analysts are predicting that Baku and Doha are most likely to get cut…
The Way Forward for Telecommunications: Leaders'...
With the telecommunications sector going through a new revolution, the digitisation revolution, CEOs and industry leaders face tremendous challenges to position their businesses for growth and to create new opportunities. This revolution is creating a world in which consumers and workers are efficiently and effectively connected by powerful devices using digital applications. The days when the...
Why caring for your financial health is important
Most people have frequent medical or dental check-ups to make sure that they are fit and healthy. So why wouldn’t you have a regular financial health check-up to make sure that your investments are solid at least once a year? Everyone is an individual when it comes to peak health levels and the same goes for an individual’s financial position. Some peoples’ circumstances are...
Dutch Business Council in Qatar
Since its inception more than five years ago, the Dutch Business Council in Qatar (DBCQ) has been growing at a steady pace, currently hosting about 70 members. This number is expected to rise as large scale projects in Qatar have opened doors for Dutch specialist companies to explore the local business environment.
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Renowned companies from the Netherlands have already established...
How Qatar and the Netherlands determine common...
What started out primarily as an economic relationship based on the export of oil and gas has grown into a cooperation in food programmes, social exchanges, and alliances in the sport sector. The relationship between Qatar and The Netherlands has grown considerably over the past few years, especially since the State visit of Her Highness Queen Beatrix to Qatar in 2011.
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“It took a...
Cybercrime: A persistent threat
Last July, Qatar Today focused on the burgeoning digital economy in Qatar and how the Qatari government was leveraging its potential for the 2030 vision. Part of the report focused on the threat of cyber-crime and revealed that it’s now bigger than the drugs trade. Cyber criminals are no longer interested in getting their kicks from $5 thefts but are instead trying to gain long-term control...
Cross-border infrastructure will reduce trade...
The National Development Strategy (NDS) 2011-2016 marked a watershed for Qatar, as did the National Vision 2030 that preceded it. The Vision, for the first time, explained what kind of nation Qatar aspired to become. The Strategy - which contains over 180 targets - is an action plan that will help Qatar move forward on that journey.
[[MORE]] The Qatar National Vision 2030 is a roadmap for the...
Entrepreneurship is a must, not an option
As the debates rages about what entrepreneurship really derives, thankfully there are some people who prefer to act instead of procrastinate. A number of institutions have been founded in Qatar to deal with established and local problems which are preventing start-ups and SMEs to get off the ground. Qatar Today spoke to three such institutions - Qatar Development Bank (QDB), the Bedaya Center and...
How do Small Businesses make it Big?
“Entrepreneurship is about getting people to believe in something which doesn’t yet exist.”
When Charles Leadbeater, a leading authority on innovation and creativity, elucidated this basic principle at the recent EO Majlis, he was also talking about the amazing story of Qatar and their winning World Cup bid — of crafting ideas for people to invest in something that is...
