The QFC Authority manages and maintains the QFC legal and tax environment, and licenses firms to conduct business in or from the QFC. The Authority also develops relationships with the global financial community and other key institutions, both within and outside Qatar, helping to develop the country’s private sector.

For information about the QFC Regulatory Authority, please click here.

For information about the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre, please click here.

 

QFC firms benefit from:

• Legal and judicial framework based on English common law
• Independent court, regulatory tribunal and dispute-resolution centre
• 100% foreign ownership
• 100% repatriation of profits
• 10% corporate tax on locally-sourced profits
• No restrictions on the currency used for trading
• Quick and easy set-up process
• Qatar’s extensive double-taxation agreements network