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Find out moreWe are excited to share the latest edition of the Law Update, beautifully and appropriately titled “Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision.” Giving special honor to the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, this update focuses on a collection of both informative and inspiring articles.
For those in construction, you can learn about how the tendering environment impacts risk-pricing for contractors, the updates on the legal framework of the construction industry and how contractors can protect themselves against financial difficulties.
There is good news too from the kingdom’s banking sector, from which the practice of “Open Banking” is being pushed for! But what is open banking? We’re answering that too.
Also . . . Are there any women trail blazers in Saudi Arabia you can name? We’ll help you with that. We cover how the Middle East has been making strides in empowering women in the entrepreneurial space,most notably in STEM fields.
Read the full editionLaw No. 34 of 2005 (as amended) governs investment free zones in Qatar. The Qatar Free Zone Authority (QFZA) was established in 2018 and is empowered to grant licences, permits and land allocations to foreign investors who can establish a 100% wholly owned company in certain free zones. Currently there are two free zones under the QFZA, namely (i) Umm Al Houl Free Zone and (ii) Ras Bu Fontas Free Zone.
The QFZA offers numerous benefits to investors establishing in the free zones, such as:
The QFZA has issued a broad cluster of activities which are permitted to be undertaken by entities wishing to set up in the Free Zone including logistics and warehousing, industrial products and services, food and beverages and consumer goods, IT services, leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, marine activities and services, etc. The list is indicative only and is revised and updated from time to time.
Applications could be submitted to QFZA from investors seeking to establish industrial and internationally trading operations within the free zones. The QFZA are willing to consider applications on a case to case basis to determine whether the activities of a particular investor would be a strategic fit and of added value to QFZA. An entity wishing to set up in the free zone would need to submit a short two-page business plan to the QFZA and they will determine if the business plan fits in with the QFZA’s mandate.
The following points should be addressed under the business plan:
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