Opportunities
Featured opportunities
Recognising the benefits of concentrating complimentary businesses, we has adopted a cluster approach to the development of several sectors.
Gateway to a wealth of opportunities
Our company’s commitment to actively pursuing an economic diversification agenda has created many lucrative opportunities for savvy investors. This Deal Book details five sectors ripe for investment and the incentives and support available to help you get started on your investment journey.
Agritech
As major technology trends such as agricultural robotics, geographic information systems, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things technologies, and blockchain shape the global agritech market, Invest Financial Consulting has been actively embracing the futuristic trends. Several factors are positively contributing to influence agritech investments in the MENA region, including technology, demographic preferences, and start-ups. Promising candidates for the transformation of its agritech industry in the MENA region, producers, processors, and retailers have transformed themselves amidst population growth and technological convergence.
E-Gaming
The global online gaming market is expected to reach $480 billion by 2028. Online gaming represents a huge opportunity for innovation and funding. High internet penetration, easy access to smartphones, especially among the growing youth population, and domestic interest in sports are expected to shape a competitive market landscape. Sport Accelerator, a pioneering sports business hub, is just one of many initiatives aimed at creating new business opportunities, attracting foreign investment and developing Qatari entrepreneurs in the sector.
Cybersecurity
The global cybersecurity market is expected to grow significantly, with revenues expected to reach $403 billion by 2027. Cybersecurity has high potential in sectors that use sensitive information such as healthcare, education, and the public sector. Our partners are seeing the fastest growth in cybersecurity spending in the Middle East, Asia, and other continents, providing significant investment opportunities for cybersecurity companies.
Trading Hub
Global supply chains, warehousing and logistics are currently undergoing major changes, creating valuable opportunities. Several trends, including digital transformation, the need for labor, evolving international trade, and consolidation, are reshaping the sector. As part of the transformation of the GCC warehousing and logistics market, key partner initiatives, including easier access to capital and a strong technological infrastructure, hold great promise for foreign investors.
Halal Economy
The global halal market is expected to grow exponentially, with revenues estimated at $7.7 trillion by 2025. With a majority Muslim population, the GCC countries are poised to experience major growth as a hub for the global halal market. Ranked among the top three OIC countries for Islamic-themed media and lifestyle services, the growing Muslim population and their halal lifestyle are a growth driver for the success of the halal economy.
Pharmaceuticals
The expanding middle class and aging populations across the world provide fertile ground for the growth of the pharmaceutical market. Major investments by countries in medical infrastructure and research and development, as well as a well-established legal framework and access to talented professionals, provide a very lucrative business environment for foreign investors seeking opportunities in the pharmaceutical market.
Cleantech
Cleantech, which refers to methods aimed at reducing the negative environmental impact of conventional technologies, has gained popularity worldwide thanks to sustainability trends and increasing investments in green energy. The share of renewable energy in total electricity generation in the MENA region is expected to increase by 8% in 2019. Government policies across the world and its futuristic technological infrastructure offer an investment opportunity of over $75 billion in the sector by 2030.
Electric vehicles opportunities
In the high-tech sector of electric vehicle manufacturing, the country has established a pioneering hub and developed research on Plug&Play components, prototype development and testing and provided an environment for testing mobility vehicles and emerging technologies in buses, vans and small vehicles. We offer a range of incentives to foreign investors, including tax exemptions, land allocation, regulatory exemptions, power supply for manufacturing and financial support, which can be tailored to your needs based on the requirements of your investment proposal.
3-D printing
The promising future for the futuristic 3D printing sector, which is finding new applications in key industrial sectors across the globe. Aided by a macroeconomic environment imbued with strong fundamentals, offers lucrative opportunities for 3D printing-related companies, particularly in sectors such as aerospace, infrastructure, and healthcare. Technological collaborations with institutions such as Texas A&M, Sidra Medicine, Universities, etc. enhance the market potential for players who wish to invest with the help of state support and national programs.
E-Commerce
The popularity of e-commerce across the world is driven by high internet and mobile penetration rates, two of the key conditions for boosting the sector. The advent of digital payment services has given new impetus to online transactions, as has the pandemic which has made online shopping popular. With the fourth highest GDP per capita and a fourth ranking on the 5G Leadership Index, our partner’s e-commerce potential, the highest among the GCC states, remains untapped. Investment opportunities exist across the e-commerce value chain, with 40% of the population under 30 and the highest digital consumer spending in the MENA region.
Agriculture
To achieve self-sufficiency, the countries’ national food security strategy aims to introduce scientific farming and non-traditional farming practices as countries try to address climate challenges. Vertical farms and hydroponics are among the futuristic practices that offer the opportunity to leverage the key assets of biotechnology to expand agriculture. As a growing population drives up the demand for food, some countries offer fertile ground for investment in agriculture. A strong support system with easy access to capital, efficient transportation and logistics, and lucrative public-private partnerships provide the ideal ecosystem for foreign capital.
Waste Management
In a context of growing environmental awareness, waste management is taking center stage. With 6% of the world’s waste generated by the MENA region, waste treatment is a serious business that requires technological involvement and expertise. Overall, the GCC has an annual waste management market potential of $6 billion that can create 50,000 jobs. Some countries like Qatar, which generates 8 million tons of solid waste annually, present unique opportunities in the areas of remediation, treatment and material recovery. The country’s integrated national solid waste management program, supported by QNV 2030 and NDS II, creates opportunities across the waste management value chain.
Aerospace Additive Manufacturing opportunities
A strong aerospace sector, driven by growth in countries like China, airlines on both sides, a focused international manufacturing strategy and unparalleled market access and connectivity position our partners as an ideal manufacturing destination for aerospace additive manufacturing. Foreign investors seeking opportunities in 3D manufacturing of aerospace parts can benefit from partner countries’ commitment to establishing advanced manufacturing value chains locally, regionally and globally.
Medical Consumables and Device Parts Additive Manufacturing opportunities
We are working with the world’s leading prototyping and healthcare manufacturers to create an additive manufacturing facility capable of prototyping, manufacturing and post-processing medical consumables and device parts.
The medical additive manufacturing market is experiencing strong growth, driven primarily by demand from the healthcare sector. This is in line with the rapid growth in the healthcare sector, as evidenced by government spending on healthcare per capita, the highest in the MENA region, with the number of healthcare centres and facilities expected to grow by 88% between 2020 and 2022. The market also has a robust ecosystem for manufacturing with significant access to raw materials and is home to the GCC’s first model factory that offers hands-on training to help companies achieve operational excellence. In addition, our partners’ unrivalled market access and connectivity means that local production will have access to significant local and regional demand. Overall, the partner countries are an ideal manufacturing destination for medical additive manufacturing.
Vaccine Manufacturing opportunities
The healthcare industry is a thriving economy that offers strong, competitive and attractive business opportunities. The healthcare sector is growing rapidly as well as the strong global business ecosystem, world-class infrastructure offers unmatched strategic and commercial advantages for vaccine manufacturing.
The Residences at St. Regis Marsa Arabia Island opportunities
The Residences at St. Regis Marsa Arabia Island, to be completed in Q4 2021, is an island, within an island, independently standing with its branded homes, luxury services and international outlets. It is surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens and terraces, with beaches boasting 27 pool side cabanas and over 20 pools to enjoy.
Gewan island opportunities
Gewan island, to be completed in 2023, is the up-and-coming amenity-laden new luxury island that raises the bar for lifestyle and innovation with diverse urban landscape and distinct real-estate mix. The development perfectly merges comprehensive living spaces, entertainment, and retail outlets.