India, 28 July, 2026: Invest Qatar, the national investment promotion agency of the State of Qatar, recently undertook a high-level visit to India to deepen bilateral investment ties, strengthen engagement with Indian businesses and investors, and reinforce Qatar’s position as a preferred destination for companies seeking to expand across the GCC and MENA region.

The visit, led by Mr. Abdulla Al-Emadi, Acting Head, Lead Generation – Asia Markets at Invest Qatar, spanned New Delhi and Mumbai and focused on strengthening relationships with Indian corporates, entrepreneurs, and investors, while supporting the growing community of more than 25,000 Indian businesses already operating in Qatar. Over the course of a week, Abdulla also met with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),  Fractal Analytics Limited, Rossari Biotech, Vilin Bio Med, TiE Mumbai and a cohort of tech start-ups and scale-ups, and investors to explore possible avenues to boost bilateral investment ties between Qatar and India.

As part of the visit, Invest Qatar announced the opening of a dedicated India office to formalise its long-term commitment to the market and signals India’s status as one of Invest Qatar’s key strategic priorities in Asia. The India office will be led by Ms. Tanaz Buhariwalla, Director – India, aiding Indian companies exploring expansion into Qatar, streamlining market entry, regulatory navigation, and aftercare support.

Speaking on the success of the visit, Abdulla Al-Emadi, Acting Head, Lead Generation – Asia Markets, Invest Qatar said, “India is one of the most important markets for Invest Qatar, and this visit reflects the depth of our commitment to building a lasting partnership. Opening a dedicated office in India is a clear signal of intent that we want to be closer to the businesses, investors, and institutions that are shaping India’s growth story, and to make it easier for them to explore what Qatar has to offer. 

Our conversations with TCS, Fractal, Vilin Bio Med, Rossari and the scale-up community reinforced that there is strong appetite among Indian companies to use Qatar as a base to access the wider GCC and MENA region. We look forward to building on this momentum in the months ahead.” 

The mission comes at a time of sustained investor confidence in Qatar. Qatar’s strategic location, infrastructure, and connectivity continue to position it as a launchpad for Indian companies seeking to access the wider Gulf and MENA region. Qatar ranks 1st globally for general infrastructure (Global Innovation Index 2025) and 2nd globally for mobile internet speed (Internet Speed Index 2025), while Qatar Airways and Hamad International Airport connect the country to more than 160 markets. Qatar’s Special Economic Zones offer 100% foreign ownership, zero income tax, zero customs duties, and full profit repatriation, within a legal framework based on English common law.

In 2025, Qatar attracted US$3.4 billion in FDI capex across 373 projects, generating 15,051 new jobs, with over half of total FDI capex directed toward greenfield projects and nearly half of all projects classified as medium-to-high tech investments.

India-Qatar Investment Momentum Builds

India’s investment footprint in Qatar continues to expand, with 88 projects generating $410 million in capital expenditure and creating more than 3,800 jobs. With 71% of capital directed toward high- and medium-technology sectors, the partnership reflects growing confidence in Qatar’s thriving economy.

This visit marks another step in a growing partnership between India and Qatar, built on government-to-government backing, including Qatar Investment Authority’s commitment to invest USD 10 billion across infrastructure, technology, manufacturing and logistics in India, as well as the strategic partnership announced by Invest Qatar and Invest India in February 2025 to strengthen bilateral investment relations and enable mutual support in business setup, stakeholder engagement and aftercare services. Together, these initiatives underscore the shared ambition to deepen economic ties and welcome more Indian companies to establish and grow their presence in Qatar in the months ahead.

In line with this performance, the first six months of this year saw IDA Ireland support 131 investments, 74 of which were planned for regional locations, enabling the future delivery of 8,900 jobs to the economy against an increasingly challenging global operating environment.

New investments secured by the inward investment agency since January included Pentagon Technologies whose state-of-the-art facility in Dundalk will create 100 jobs; automotive fleet manager, Element Fleet Management that set up a global leasing centre in Dublin creating 70 jobs; Evernorth Health Services which located a new innovation hub in Galway that will create 100 jobs; and Motorola Solutions, who announced its new global R&D Centre in Cork with plans to recruit 200 highly skilled staff to design technologies vital to the company’s global footprint of customers.

In addition to companies newly investing in Ireland this year, IDA Ireland also announced a number of significant, transformative investments of scale from existing clients, such as IBM Ireland’s announcement in May that it would create 800 high-value roles across its sites in Dublin, Cork and at its subsidiary Red Hat in Waterford; and Bristol Myers Squibb’s $400m investment which will create 350 jobs, bringing the total number employed at its campus in Dublin to over 1,000 people.

In its Annual Report 2023, IDA Ireland called out the imperative of safeguarding the competitiveness of its client base, and that of the country, as the global FDI landscape became increasingly challenging and complex. Ireland needed to remain agile as it evolved and adapted to emerging sectors and a more dynamic and highly competitive global landscape. The agency was committed to continuing to work with stakeholders to ensure ongoing investment and development in areas such as talent, infrastructure, and energy supply which were central to the country’s competitiveness and critical to continued FDI success in Ireland.

Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment said: “Ireland continues to be recognised as a highly stable and attractive location for global investment. Our country has a reputation for being agile, with an economy underpinned by a dynamic ecosystem of global companies, indigenous enterprise and academia working in collaboration. Government remains committed to ensuring the right polices are in place to facilitate the development of appropriate skills, infrastructure, and innovation to facilitate strong levels of FDI into the future.”

Tanaz Buhariwalla, India Director, IDA Ireland said: “We are thrilled to share IDA Ireland’s strong mid-year results, highlighting Ireland’s continued appeal as a destination for strategic, capital-intensive, and innovative investments. Over the past six months, Ireland has attracted significant investments, underlining its position as a prime location for major projects. India’s dynamic digitization and thriving life sciences companies are increasingly recognizing Ireland as an ideal base for expanding their European operations. This healthy performance is particularly noteworthy given the challenging global economic climate and stagnant FDI flows into Europe. Ireland remains steadfast in its commitment to enhancing capacity, nurturing talent, and managing costs to maintain its competitiveness and resilience. We are dedicated to reinforcing the strength of Ireland’s investment proposition and assisting Indian companies looking to set up in Ireland.”

Michael Lohan, CEO IDA Ireland said: “Ireland’s proposition as a location for FDI investment remains strong.  Against the backdrop of an intensely competitive global environment and the proliferation of industrial policies, it is imperative that IDA Ireland continues to attract and win new investments whilst at the same time continuing to support existing clients in their investment endeavours across the twin transition of sustainability and digitalisation.”

“Ireland has a track record of being nimble, demonstrating a level of agility that will be key to ensuring future success. IDA Ireland is partnering with our clients on delivering competitiveness-enhancing, transformative investments concentrating on R&D, digitalisation, sustainability and talent development to ensure the FDI pipeline remains robust.”

“I am very pleased to have welcomed several investments of significant scale in these areas so far this year that will deliver real and far-reaching impact to the economy. I am confident we will see more of these types of investments in the coming years. As we formulate the new IDA Ireland strategy for 2025 and beyond, we are committed to working with our stakeholders in furthering Ireland’s value proposition for enterprise development.”