Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, recently hosted the “Economists’ Roundtable: Enhancing the Roundtable’s Work and Impact,” a virtual event that convened experts from Qatar’s business, policy, and research communities to discuss how to seize the opportunities emerging from Qatar’s expanding economy.

The event featured engaging discussions among representatives of some of Qatar’s leading institutions as part of the Roundtable’s workstreams, focusing on areas critical to achieving a sustainable and equitable recovery, including enhancing Qatar’s competitiveness and foreign direct investment (FDI); making better use of data from the Planning and Statistics Authority for more effective policies; and carbon pricing mechanisms.

The Roundtable also featured an informative session on the state of affairs at QFC, and its contributions to Qatar’s economy at large and the post-COVID-19 economic recovery in particular.

Leading business, policy, and research experts delivered insightful presentations and vital industry updates during the Roundtable. Speakers included Nader Kabbani, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Brookings Doha Center; John Kilani, Director of Sustainable Development, Al-Attiyah Foundation; Thaddeus Malesa, Senior Advisor, Economics & Research, QFC; and Nejla Ben Mimoune, Research Assistant, Brookings Doha Center.

Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al-Thani, Managing Director of Business Development, QFC, shared closing remarks, highlighting QFC’s commitment to a more sustainable economic growth in the country.

In his opening remarks at this year’s virtual Roundtable, Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, Managing Director, Financial Sector Office, QFC, expressed optimism about Qatar’s positive economic outlook and lauded QFC’s continuous contributions to Qatar’s economic diversification and recovery in the post-COVID-19 environment.