Industrial development plays a key role in adoption and assimilatoin of modern technologies for the welfare and national pride of our country.
Qatar has, ever since the sixties, carefully prepared and successfully executed its ambitious plans for the development of the industry.
Under the wise leadership of H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent, record achievements have been made in an astonishingly accelerated pace.
Oil revenues have been optimally employed in the laying out of solid foundations for the development of oil and gas and other basic industries as well as modern infrastructures capable of servicing national industries and future challenges.
Motivated bymarket driven economy, the State of Qatar assigns pivotal role to the private sector in the overall developmental process. To this end, the State provides a string of generous incentives aimed at encouraging active and effective participation of the private sector. New laws and regulations establishing a single point authority for the award of licenses and incentives were effected in endeavor to avoid the once lengthy, time-consuming procedures and provide better investment climate for local and foreign investors.
The political stability and the excellent economic performance of the State, have increased the inflow of foreign direct investments into the national economy. A glimpse of foreign component in the investment capital of existing and upcoming industries provide evidence to the credibility and transparency of the Qatar economy at the regional and international levels.
With the timely and efficient execution of massive projects based in the North Gas Field, the State of Qatar will further consolidate its economic position and emerge as a reliable long term supplier of clean energy and new fuels and petrochemicals to the world at large.

Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Energy and Industry