Despite the ongoing trade blockade and in anticipation of hosting the Fifa World Cup in 2022, Qatar has announced plans for two new special economic zones. Alex Irwin-Hunt reports.
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Has blockade been a blessing in disguise for Qatar?
Qatar is turning its blockade 'crisis' into opportunity by focusing on new partnerships and FDI reforms.
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Has an aviation proxy war broken out in Italy?
Qatar Airways has announced its strategy for Italy’s second-largest airline, now called Air Italy, in a move that underscores the ongoing blockade on Qatar and piles on the agony for UAE-backed Alitalia.
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Qatar crisis forces investors to rethink Gulf risk
The ongoing crisis surrounding Qatar, in which a group of countries led by Saudi Arabia are enforcing a blockade, is a worrying development for investors in the Gulf. Jacopo Dettoni looks at the options available to them.
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Ongoing Qatar blockade stifles investment
Sanctions against Qatar are affecting the business viability of the whole Middle East, analysts warn
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Qatar economic zones approved
A draft law has brought increased FDI a step closer.
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Defying a downturn: the hotel companies that are scaling up
The hotels and tourism sector has been hit hard by the global financial crisis but, finds Michal Kaczmarski, some companies are still expanding, with opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region proving particularly enticing.
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Hyatt checks in to new growth markets
As emerging markets around the world ramp up their tourism offerings, the task of picking out the future stars is a tricky one for the likes of Peter Norman, the senior vice-president of acquisitions and development for the EMEA region at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. He tells fDi why numerous locations in the Middle East and Africa are exciting him.
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Middle East looks to logistics
Natural resources, namely oil, have fuelled Middle Eastern economies for the past few decades, but the region's location at a meeting point between East and West also gives it a distinct advantage in the logistics field, something many of its countries are cashing in on.
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Travel money: where are investments in the tourism industry going?
Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, attracting high levels of investment and creating millions of jobs. But what does it take to become a tourist hub, and is big investment alone enough to attract a mass influx of visitors?
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