In this Growth Perspectives video, OBG highlights the accelerated transformation of Oman's transport sector. Anchored by Oman Vision 2040, the sector contributed 7% to GDP in 2023, with aims to ...

Substantial public investment in a range of infrastructure projects has driven growth in Qatar’s construction and real estate sector in the decade preceding 2025. The development of several transport ...

Qatar is channeling its hydrocarbons wealth into long-term economic transformation, with diversification accelerating after the FIFA 2022 World Cup. In 2024 non-oil sectors accounted for over 60% of ...

Despite the ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds experienced by the global economy, one area of the international financial system that has shown steady progression is digital payments.

With a robust digital infrastructure and a young, tech-savvy population, Qatar is well positioned to become a leading centre of financial innovation. The country’s financial authorities have taken ...

Barbara Henzen, Partner and Head of Tax, KPMG in Qatar, on economic transformation, regulatory reforms and how global tax alignment is reshaping opportunities for investors In recent years, Qatar has ...

As hydrocarbons producers reap sustained revenue from high global prices, national oil companies (NOCs) in the Gulf are accelerating investment in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS); ...

Open banking has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in global finance, redefining traditional banking models by enabling secure, application programming interface (API)-driven data sharing and ...

Qatar’s economy has undergone significant transformation since 2010, when it was awarded hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A major infrastructure build saw the construction of arenas, ...

When Qatar’s leaders unveiled the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy in October 2019, they articulated two overarching goals: enabling organisations to use these new technologies and ...

Qatar is well positioned to capitalise on emerging trends in energy technologies. These include the large-scale production of hydrogen, the transformation of hydrogen into ammonia for transport and ...

With a population that has remained around 3m since 2023 – up from approximately 1.5m in 2008, primarily driven by labour migration and large-scale infrastructure development – Qatar has experienced ...