The Qatar Financial Center announced the addition of more than 800 new companies to its business platform during the period from January to March, recording an annual growth of 57% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2025.
The Qatar Financial Center indicated in a statement today that this performance of the center, which has become one of the most important and leading financial and commercial centers, reflects continued confidence in the strength of the business environment in Qatar.
In this regard, the statement highlighted the confirmation by Fitch Credit Rating Agency last March of Qatar’s sovereign rating at the “AA” level with a stable outlook, which reflects the country’s financial stability, high national income, and the strength of its investment portfolio, in addition to positive long-term growth prospects, which enhances its ability to absorb changes efficiently and deal flexibly with global trade shifts.
In this context, Mr. Mansour Rashid Al Khater, CEO of the Qatar Financial Center, said: “The performance of the Qatar Financial Center during the first quarter of this year reflects the efficiency of our operations and investors’ confidence in the resilience of the Qatari economy. We have succeeded in formulating a confident strategic path based on attracting wealth, developing the financial services sector, and supporting economic diversification, while maintaining the provision of integrated services to our customers without interruption and with a high level of quality.”
These efforts, in addition to the QFC’s commitment to supporting national development goals, contribute to creating new opportunities in various sectors and enhancing Doha’s competitiveness as a global financial center.
This was reflected in Doha advancing 14 places in the Global Financial Centers Index, as it ranked third in the Middle East and North Africa region. Doha’s rating also rose by four points, indicating an improvement in its overall competitiveness.
The Qatar Financial Center was established to operate within the country, providing a distinguished business platform for companies wishing to establish and carry out their activities in Qatar or the region in general.
The QFC also has a special legal and regulatory framework, a tax system, and a well-established business environment that allows foreign ownership of up to 100%, repatriation of profits by 100%, and a corporate tax at a competitive rate of 10% on profits from local sources.
