The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will consolidate the country’s efforts to become a centre for business, investments, and tourism. Itwill also have a positive effect on the country’s long-term growth prospects, a senior official has said.
This year will be an exceptional and unforgettable year not only for Qatar but also the whole region. “We are firmly certain that hosting this mega event will have a positive effect on Qatar’s long-term growth prospects at various levels. The event indeed bears a host of benefits for Qatar. It will undoubtedly help draw more international attention to Qatar and will consolidate the country’s efforts to become a centre for business, investments, tourism, culture, and peace,” said Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani in the September 2022 issue of Al Moltaqa magazine.
The host will not only generate an economic boom for Qatar but will place the State on the global map as a global centre for investments and business, especially in light of the attractive legislative, regulatory, and institutional environment and advanced infrastructure. It constitutes a huge boost for Qatar’s national economy and will further benefit several sectors including hospitality, tourism, and infrastructure before and beyond the tournament, he added.
QC Chairman further stated that the World Cup will enhance the country’s position on the world sports map as a destination for major sporting events. “We see that the Qatari private sector is well-prepared to make the host a grand success. It certainly will play its expected role and meet the expectations of the government during and beyond the event. QC in turn will promote Qatar’s economy and its investment climate among visitors to Qatar during the global championship. We are confident that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be the most successful edition of the tournament throughout its history in all aspects”.
The official noted that the year 2022 will be an exceptional and unforgettable year not only for Qatar but also the whole region. It is year of hosting FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the first ever edition to be organised in an Arab country and in the Middle East in the history of the championship. Long before official launch of the tournament, Qatar is 100 percent ready to host world’s largest sports event. Preparations for the host have lasted more than a decade for dedication to achieve an exceptional tournament.
“Since 2010 and following Qatar’s winning its bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2022, the State has prepared itself well for the world’s largest football show. It has implemented a series of mega-infrastructure projects, such as upgrading a world-class infrastructure, establishing many state-of-the-art sports stadiums and giant sports facilities, expanding the Hamad International Airport, and developing hotels and tourism-related facilities, as well as great developments in the field of maritime transport, the subway, electric buses, roads, and bridges,” he added.
