Investing in Qatar

Investing in Qatar is potentially very lucrative. The gas-rich country has the world's highest per capita gross domestic product (GDP), and plans to spend US$100 billion on investment and infrastructure projects by 2012. The following is an overview of the challenges and benefits of making an investment in Qatar, and how Healy Consultants can assist entrepreneurs fulfill their investment objectives in the country:
1.	Investing in Qatar is attractive to entrepreneurs because of the incentives offered by the government; these incentives include tax-exempt international trading (if the company is properly structured) and an absence of personal income taxes.
2.	Entrepreneurs undertaking Qatar investment to set up an energy-intensive manufacturing facility can take advantage of Qatar's low-cost energy supplies. Qatar has the world's third-largest natural gas reserves.
3.	According to the governments Investment Promotion Department, investments in oil, gas and petrochemicals are expected to reach US$70 billion up to 2012.
4.	Prior to making an investment in Qatar, Healy Consultants will arrange tailored orientation programmes in the country, including familiarisation tours of key points of business interest, including the industrial cities of Ras Laffan and Messaieed. Furthermore, Healy Consultants will arrange meetings in Qatar, or abroad, with banks to facilitate Qatar investment, as well as arrange viewings of office and residential properties in Doha. Furthermore, some clients investing in Qatar request our assistance with setting up meetings with government authorities and ministries.
5.	Because Qatar government fees and procedures are unclear, Healy Consultants minimises unwanted surprises for our clients by providing a detailed roadmap prior to their making an investment in Qatar. This includes setting out an expected timeline for the Qatar investment process, as well as expected costs at each stage of the engagement.
6.	Despite the benefits of an LLC, this entity is expensive to set up because of i) high capital requirements of US$81,700 (AED 300,000), paid prior to investing in Qatar ii) the requirement for a Qatari LLC to have Qatari citizens hold a minimum 51% share in the company and iii) the requirement for a Qatari LLC to rent a physical office in the country as part of the Qatar investment process.
7.	To support our clients making an investment in Qatar, Healy Consultants will open a multicurrency corporate bank account for them with leading international retail banks in Doha, including HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank
8.	To facilitate the Qatar investment strategy, Healy Consultants introduces clients to corporate finance houses and individuals. Furthermore, Healy Consultants assists entrepreneurs making an investment in Qatar to raise finance by helping them list on global stock exchanges.
9.	Prior to making an investment in Qatar, Healy Consultants provides project development assistance, including preparing feasibility studies, conducting market surveys, preparing strategic business plans and offering corporate governance support services.
10.	For entrepreneurs investing in Qatari, Healy Consultants can supply tailored macro- and micro-economic data on legal, financial and economic aspects of Qatar investment.
11.	Other services provided by Healy Consultants to support Qatar investment include:
	i)	Accounting and taxation services;
	ii)	Virtual Office services;
	iii)	Human resource services support;
	iv)	Marketing services;
	v)	IT Support services.
12.	Entrepreneurs relocating to Qatar to oversee their Qatar investments request Healy Consultants' assistance, including:
	i)	Obtaining Qatari employment and residence visas for the investor, his family and expatriate staff;
	ii)	Providing assistance to buy residential property in Qatar;
	iii)	Assistance with locating international schools in Qatar;
Contact Us
For more information on investing in Qatar, contact email@healyconsultants.com or telephone us in Singapore at (+65) 6735 0120.
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