The Investment Promotion Agency reviewed the great capabilities and promising investment opportunities in the electronic games sector in the State of Qatar, during its participation in cooperation with the media city Qatar, at the “Jameskum 2025” exhibition held in the German city of Cologne, which is the largest global event specialized in the electronic game industry. The agency, through the “Investment of Qatar” suite, shed light on the game and electronic sports sector in the State of Qatar, supported by a strong digital structure and firm international partnerships, highlighting the dynamic environment it enjoys, and called on the international developers and publishers to establish and expand their work in the Middle East and North Africa.
The “Invest in Qatar” pavilion, in the first participation in this prestigious international event, which attracted more than 1,500 exhibitors from 72 countries, hosted a number of leading electronic gaming companies that are based in Doha, which included “Digital Dions”, “Mizan Studios”, and “Digitenic”. International, with the aim of establishing strategic partnerships and attracting qualitative investments that support the prosperous creative economy in the State of Qatar.
The pavilion highlighted the competitive advantages of the State of Qatar, foremost of which is its strategic location as a major gateway to the digital media economy in the region, as well as the visitors of the attractive business environment in the country that include supportive laws and structure that stimulates creativity and innovation in the fields of media and electronic games, in addition to the system of intellectual property rights protection and provides local and global talents backed by prestigious educational institutions, as well as advanced programs For business incubators and accelerators.
The members of the delegation made presentations focused on the e -games environment in the State of Qatar and its ambitious strategic vision to enhance the creative economy and develop its components.
This joint participation of the Investment Promotion Agency and the media city Qatar comes as part of the efforts aimed at supporting and developing the electronic games sector digital media, and enhancing the state’s position as a global destination that provides an ideal base for aspiring investors to expand their business regionally and internationally.
The State of Qatar provides an ideal platform for developing creative content and production, and also provides direct access to a wide network of regional developers, intellectual property experts and designers, which gives international creators confidence to build and expand them successfully, in light of expectations indicating the registration of the electronic gaming sector in the Middle East and North Africa region, an annual growth rate of 11 percent between 2022 and 2029, The region’s acquisition of 17 percent of the players base globally.
