DOHA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) closed the first half (H1) of 2026 with a 37% rise in firm registrations from the same period in 2025, underscoring the strength of its strategy and the appeal of Qatar‘s business environment to investors and entrepreneurs alike.
QFC onboarded 1,135 firms during the period, bringing its total registered firms to over 4,700 as at the end of June. Growth was recorded across QFC’s key focus sectors, with Technology and Innovation leading the way at 544 new firms, followed by Media and Entertainment at 173, Consulting and Professional Services at 166, Wealth at 84, and Fintech at 65, according to a QFC report, carried by Qatar news Agency (QNA).
The strong uptake across these sectors reflects the breadth and growing relevance of the QFC platform to firms operating at the intersection of finance, innovation, and advisory services.
QFC’s H1 growth was boosted by its performance at Web Summit Qatar 2026, where it received approximately 2,300 business licensing applications, an increase of approximately 44 per cent from 2025. The strong showing reflects the impact of QFC’s incentives and streamlined onboarding process to ease market entry, with waived registration and annual fees for the first three years combined with an integrated, one-stop-shop business setup model simplifying the registration journey.
