The Qatar Central Bank ("QCB") has announced the completion of the infrastructure necessary to support its Central Bank Digital Currency Project ("DCP").

To meet the objectives of the Third Financial Sector Strategy and the FinTech Strategy, the Qatar Central Bank ("QCB") recently issued its Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Guidelines ("Guidelines").

The Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC"), a special economic business zone with its own set of rules and regulations for businesses licensed therein, recently announced that the standard application...

Issuing DMEX effectively establishes a derivatives exchange and a Central Clearing Counterparty to oversee the settlement of trades and management of settlement risk.

Recognising that artificial intelligence presents both opportunities and challenges, the Qatar Financial Markets Authority ("QFMA") recently announced its plans to introduce draft regulations...

The laws grant the QIC jurisdiction over all civil and commercial suits relating to the QFZ.

As part of its ongoing efforts to modernise and develop the country's financial sector, the Qatar Central Bank ("QCB") has issued the Distributed Ledger Technology ("DLT") Guidelines ("Guidelines")...

Pursuant to the goals set out in Qatar's Third Financial Sector Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030, the Qatar Central Bank ("QCB") has issued the Data Handling and Protection Regulation...

Media City Qatar ("MCQ") recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority ("QFCA") to facilitate the establishment of media companies in Qatar.

As part of Qatar's strategic plans and policies supporting sustainability, such as the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Qatar Central Bank's ("QCB") ESG and Sustainability Strategy for the Financial Sector...

Qatar's Central Bank has launched a temporary loan deferral initiative allowing borrowers to postpone loan instalments and interest payments for up to three months in response to regional geopolitical developments.

The Qatar Financial Markets Authority ("QFMA") has issued Decision No. 1 of 2025 introducing its Code of Market Conduct ("Code"), which aims to safeguard transparency, fairness...

In accordance with the country's Third Financial Sector Strategy, Qatar National Vision 2030, and the Third National Development Strategy, the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC")...

After successfully hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Qatar plans to host other major events in the near future, including the AFC Asian Cup 2023, the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2023...

The Qatar Central Bank ("QCB") has announced its strategy for 2024-2030 ("Strategy") aimed at achieving the Third National Development Strategy objectives.

On 1 September 2024, the Qatar Financial Centre Authority and the QFC Regulatory Authority enacted the Digital Assets Framework, a comprehensive regulatory framework that governs the creation and tokenization of digital assets in Qatar.