...Qatar World Cup 2022 Bid With the 2010 FIFA World Cup in our rear view mirror, soccer fans are still singing the catchy theme song “It’s time for Africa” by Shakira, but who will it be time for in 2022? According to FIFA rotation, since Brazil is hosting in 2014 and Europe in 2018, either Asia or North America will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The U.S., bidding on behalf of North America has already had the opportunity to host the 1994 World Cup, unlike Qatar bidding on behalf of Asia and the Middle East, but is Qatar capable of hosting this magnitude of an event? The answer is yes! Qatar has experience in hosting large sporting events, has the financial assets to make them possible, developed cooling technology to reduce temperatures in stadiums, will have improved infrastructure and more than adequate housing for teams and visitors alike. All of these factors are elements that FIFA looks at when choosing host countries for World Cups. The first factor FIFA considers when choosing a host country is whether or not it has the ability to organize and put on an event like a World Cup. Qatar impressed many with how it was able to organize and accommodate the 2006 Asian Games which included more than thirty events for men and women. The way in which thousands of volunteers were directed and utilized for this event is still unrivaled in the Middle East. Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, endorsed the idea of Qatar being the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup based on the country’s...
Words: 1096 - Pages: 5
...Chad Meyer, Country Desk Officer for Qatar Re: Recommended U.S. Foreign Policy towards Qatar Date: October 22, 2012 Overview of Qatar Qatar is a peninsula located in the Persian Gulf. This small country used to be known as a pearling state and has grown into one of the largest oil and natural gas producers in the world. The government is a monarchy and has been ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid 1800’s. The current Emir is HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani who took power from his father in 1995. The previous Emir was crippling the economy by siphoning off oil revenues; HAMAD overthrew his father in a bloodless coup and then filed a lawsuit requiring him to pay back the money he had taken from the country. The case was settled and HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani stayed in power. In 2001, Qatar settled a land dispute with Saudi Arabia with the help of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Since this time, Qatar has managed to stay out of the conflicts that have plagued the region as of late. Recently, Qatar has become the world’s wealthiest country in terms of GDP. In 2011, they passed Luxembourg with a per capita GDP income totaling $102,700. The country has plans to continue growth, announcing a plan to invest $60 billion in infrastructure and will host the 2022 World Cup. The country is expecting 18% to 20% growth in the economy as they near the World Cup. This type of growth rate is scary as Qatar has already experienced large inflation...
Words: 2592 - Pages: 11
...Name Professor Course Date Why Qatar Will Be a Leader in the Gulf Region Qatar remains the most developed country in the gulf region. It is, ranked greatly in terms of the major criteria including education opportunities, average life expectancy at the birth, and the gross national income per capita. The country has actually become one of the very influential players in Gulf region. The country’s lack of corruption and high living standards makes it one of the best countries in the planet. Over the past ten years, Qatar has offered the world with economic success story, which amazed many people. A country with very harsh climatic conditions, small size of approximately 11,600 square kilometers in size, and population of around 1.9 million has been able to achieve very big things. There is an argument that Qatar will actually remain a leader in the gulf region in the future because of various reasons including: o Extensive development in infrastructure o Increase in gas depository’s discoveries o Technological advancement in gas production o Strong alliance with external powers o Surrounding by unstable countries o The country has reoriented its positions to remain a sovereign political player o The country great support for its dominant religion (Islamic) keeps it moving o Its short term political threats profile remains amongst the most established in the region. “Qatar extensive developments in infrastructures leading to increase...
Words: 1723 - Pages: 7
...unfairness of stock pricing. The pressing need for a regulated and organized stock market that guarantee the protection of investors' interests by adopting modern mechanism for settling stocks' prices according to demand and supply led to the issue of the Emiri Decree No. 14 of 1995, founding the Doha Securities Market (DSM). Two years after the Emiri Decree Issuance, Doha Securities Market commenced its operations in May 26, 1997 with 17 companies and approximately 6 billion QR in market capitalization. Today, the Doha Securities Market (DSM) is known as Qatar Stock Exchange with 43 listed companies with market capitalization around USD 175.328 billion ( QAR 638.194 billion). Qatar Stock Exchange is a member of World Federation of Exchanges and was upgraded to emerging markets status in June 2014. II. Regulator: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) is the financial and business centre established by the Government of Qatar in 2005 to...
Words: 3215 - Pages: 13
...Legal factors 11 • Economic situation 11 • Social cultural factors 11 • Product 12 • Customers 12 • Competition 13 • Niche 16 • Marketing strategy 16 Promotion 16 Pricing 18 proposed location 19 . Description Channels 19 sales forecast 19 supply chain 20 Decorationl 20 sales projection 20 Operational Plan 21 production 21 quality control 21 customer service 21 location 22 legal requirements 22 personnel 23 The pay structure 24 suppliers 24 . credit policies 24 Management Organization 24 Finanicail Plan 25 Break even analysis 32 Conclusion 33 Appendices 34 References 35 Executive summary Improve sales and reputation without extra worry. The Business overall idea is considered new in Qatar because it does not exist at the current time. The idea is to establish a in sports clothes and swimming equipment .We are planning to establish the sports clothes and equipment centre with around eight agents and two branch directors...
Words: 6602 - Pages: 27
...A damning Amnesty report has raised fresh fears about the exploitation of the migrant workers building the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, amid a rising toll of death, disease and misery. The report claims that some migrant workers are victims of forced labour, a modern form of slavery, and treated appallingly by subcontractors employed by leading construction companies in a sector rife with abuse. The report, based on two recent investigations in Qatar and scores of interviews, found workers living in squalid, overcrowded accommodation exposed to sewage and sometimes without running water. It found that many workers, faced with mounting debts and unable to return home, have suffered "severe psychological distress", with some driven to the brink of suicide. Discrimination is common, according to the report, which says that one manager referred to workers as "the animals". Qatar's labour laws stipulate a maximum working day of 10 hours and say no one should work between 11.30am and 3pm during the summer months. Last month Fifa was forced to address the issue of workers' rights after a Guardian investigation showed that dozens of Nepalese workers had died in recent months, prompting warnings from trade union organisations that 4,000 could be killed before the start of the football tournament. In November 2011, the Fifa general secretary, Jérôme Valcke, met Qatari officials to address the issue of workers' rights and the Qatari authorities promised to take the...
Words: 309 - Pages: 2
...COMPANY CASE Bahrain Bay: Building Customer Relations for the Future Q1: What are Bahrain Bay’s four foundational philosophies and how might they be used as marketing tools? A: Bahrain Bay’s four foundational philosophies are: * Scale and Aesthetics (the artistic designs are the key edge of Bahrain’s buildings), * Social Equity (Bahrain Bay offers a wide range of opportunities for all), * Community (Bahrain Bay seeks to maintain unified community for its residents & business) * Tomorrow’s Environment (is environmentally friendly). These foundations help realizing the high standards the venture is aiming for by creating this whole new totally customized environment, which adds a unique value to the project and opens an entire new market and fulfill more customers through diversification. Q2: What would you see as being Bahrain Bay’s mission? A: It describes the development of the project and Bahrain Bay present collection of waterfront residential, retail, and commercial developments. Q3: What is the MIPIM, and why was it important for Bahrain Bay to target its potential customers, investors, developers and retailers? A: MIPIM is a trade show that its organizers describe as a "market for international property trade". It takes place annually in Cannes, France. It was really important for the venture to make some sort of appearance there to get the attention of nearly 26,000 property and investment professionals from around the world, which...
Words: 377 - Pages: 2
...knowledge that assists me in achieving my career goals. WORK EXPERIENCE: September 2012 – Present: Research Assistant – Undergraduate Research Experience Program This research is investigating the effect of adding aluminum waste from Qatalum into concrete on mechanical and chemical properties. June 2012 – Aug 2012: Trainee at Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) Worked as inspector for the construction of 3 towers + Luxury villa + Beach Villa, all in Pearl Qatar Trainee at Vodafone Qatar Worked as inspector for civil site assessments and audits, Health and Safety Department June 2011 – Aug 2011: September 2010- June 2011: Research Assistant – Undergraduate Research Experience Program This research studied the chemical, environmental and economic requirements of establishing a new paper recycling plant in Qatar. The project succeeded and the plant has been established successfully. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Civil Engineering Bachelor Degree, January 2013 - Qatar University. GPA: 3.16 / 4. Dean List Standing, January 2013 – Qatar University. Had a great theoretical knowledge of civil engineering sciences through the college program, but mainly specialized in: - Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures Analysis and Design, Steel Structures Design, Structural Dynamics. - Highway and Traffic Engineering. - Construction Management & Project Planning and...
Words: 604 - Pages: 3
...the case of Oman, increasing unionisation The impact of the oil price fall has so far been of the workforce. At the same time, the strength limited to firms in the oil and gas sector, some of the US dollar, to which most Gulf currencies of which have been downsizing. There has also are pegged, is helping make Gulf salaries more been some slowdown in Bahrain and Oman, attractive for expatriates, reducing upward the countries with lower cash reserves where pressure on wages. governments have started to reduce their investment on infrastructure projects. The UAE, and particularly Dubai, remain the region’s most popular destinations for expatriates. Across the region, the fastest growing sector is Qatar ranks second in popularity with newcomers, healthcare, driven by a combination of growing but has very low retention as the cost of living and populations, massive government investment, the ban on expatriates switching employers drives and regulatory changes making health insurance many to leave. mandatory for employers. The outlook for 2015 remains positive, with While the region remains a major importer of employers in...
Words: 4944 - Pages: 20
...Chabros International Group: A World Of Wood As many other companies Chabros International Group faced a financial crisis after the global economic crisis in 2009. The decision from Chami of investing $ 11 million in his Serbian sawmill was taking right before the beginning of the crisis and may have been crucial. Why did Chabros operate internationally? In order to understand Chami’s decision we have to take into account which reasons he argued for expanding his business outside of Lebanon. First of all, Lebanon was a very unstable country and when Chabros received by occasion the first orders from Lebanese customers in Dubai he did not think twice to expand into this country. In 1998 they opened their first branch outside of Lebanon, which led automatically to a share of risk in their operations. From this point on Chabros did not depend anymore on one single market. Another important reason for the expansion was that they could significantly increase their sales numbers. Change in expansion motivations Through this first very positive experience Chami was convinced about his internationalisation plans and his next country on the list was Saudi Arabia. The market entry was not as easy and successful as the one in Dubai. This was partially due to a different strategy with Italian partners as a joint venture which caused problems through cultural differences (Both Italian partners left the market between the first and second year). Shortly after this Chabros faced supply...
Words: 1754 - Pages: 8
...begins. Drilling only returns natural gas half of the time. In order to tap into the underground reserve, the drilling team must dig about 6000 feet into the ground. Once the gas is extracted from the ground it is sent to power plants and processing plants. It is then cleaned, separated and converted into fuel that is usable for homes and businesses. There are times that the gas is compressed, then transported to various rural areas where pipeline aren’t available. It is then placed in small metal tanks. The USA produces about a quarter of the earth’s natural gas. The five best sources for fossil fuel are Louisiana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Natural gas can be found in several other places within the Northern Hemisphere. Qatar is the world’s largest natural gas field. The Persian Gulf is the second largest. Natural gas impacts the quality of water greatly. One type of drilling called hydraulic fracturing has been cited in many spills of processing chemicals into ground and other water sources of local communities. This type of drilling is also exempted from the Safe Drinking Water Act. The same extraction process aids in contaminating soil as well. Natural gas is the cleanest of all other fossil fuels. It is composed primarily...
Words: 340 - Pages: 2
...According to … “Gelcich’s father-in-law Andres Pico; H.C. Wiley, husband of Mrs. Gelcich’s sister filed a claim to the oil along with Christopher Leaming and Sanford Lyon. Sanford Lyon owned a sheep ranch at the foot of the Pico hills, Lyon was the one who drilled a spring pole hole in Pico Canyons in order to start collecting oil. The Standard Oil Company previously owned the canyon then the Pacific Coast Oil Company bought the claim of the canyon’s oil. According to … “Before the discovery of oil, the Carpinteria ocean oil seeps had been noted by the earliest Spanish explorers of the California coast, they were also used to water proof basket”. Another neighboring canyon is Leaming canyon, named after Christopher Leaming, who filed a claim saying that the land contained oil seeps. However; there was never any evidence of oil in this canyon. It is believed that Christopher’s parents came from the Mayflower Pilgrimage and he later came to California in 1849. Christopher was born in England around 1969. Dr. Gelcich bought Leaming’s claim in 1872 resulting in the Leaming Petroleum Company being formed. Another neighboring canyon to Towsley Canyon is Wiley Canyon, which was named after Henry Clay Wiley. He was the first to file a claim in the canyon in 1845, the canyon had many oil seeps and in 1879 the claim was purchased by Charles Felton who later gave it to the Pacific Coast Oil Company. Clay was born on April 1829 in Pennsylvania and later joined that army to serve in the Mexican...
Words: 2038 - Pages: 9
...Ascription I believe that Gulf Arab Audience do behave this way and to support my opinion, I would say that yes, sir name is a big consideration in GAA society as you said, not only that, but physical appearance could also act as a huge impact in showing who you are, for example if you are dressed elegantly such as branded clothes, then in then in the case you have mention above this clearly gives the interviewer an impression that you have high stats, which will result into you to have more opportunity to get the job and that just because of the way you look it defines you! Another reason why Gulf Arab Audience is consider as ascription is because they differentiate between genders, for example, women in gulf Arab society, are not encouraged to work in areas where a heavy work is being done, and this is because her status in society does not allow her to do this or it is not expected for her to do it and that because she is a woman! Collectivism I believe that the Gulf Arab Audience does behave as collectivism and to approve that I will mention two examples to let you understanding this point. The best example of that GAA behave as a collectivism is that the charity has a big space in the community and specially the secret charity, as the people in this community really care about the other and they give amount of their money to the people whom in need to this money to avoid the situation of suffering the deprivation of anything that these people could feel, they act as...
Words: 714 - Pages: 3
...1. What are Bahrain Bay’s four foundational philosophies,and how might they be used as marketing tools? Bahrain Bay has created four foundations philosophies: Focusing onScale and Aesthetics, Social Equity, Community Fabric and Tomorrow’s Environment. This philosophy helps to ensure thatBahrain Bay becomes a holistic, sustainable place for generations tocome. Continuous development becomes a realization and thesefoundations become a guide for Bahrain Bay to achieve the highstandards and attention to detail that they have set for it.Bahrain Bay recognizes the importance of sharing and protectingthe environment. They are committed in helping develop acommercially sound and ecologically viable approach todevelopment. With respect towards nature, they seek to createintimacy among their site, the environment and its residents andvisitors.By re-establishing the natural landscape, implementing ecologicallysound buildings and design, requiring conscientious constructionmethods and establishing pride in the community, they aim torespect and nurture the development and the world around them.In ratifying this foundation principle, Bahrain Bay understands thatbest practice requires them to consider future generations and learnfrom our past. 2. What would you see as being Bahrain Bay’s mission? The mission of Bahrain Bay’s is to ensure a self-governing and self sustaining community and at the same time support an exceptionalquality of life for residents, business and visitors. We could...
Words: 425 - Pages: 2
...Best Places to Visit in Bahrain Bahrain is widely known in the world for being an outstanding tourist destination and one of the most toured nations in the Middle East. It consists of both the modern and ancient Arab culture. It contains many historical destinations which reflect about five centuries ago of the Bahrain civilization. The climate in Bahrain is precisely hot and dry during the summer time with low levels of wind moving towards Bahrain across the Persian Gulf, through the Zagros Mountains. There is no consistency as far as the rainy season is concerned. Rain mostly occurs in the winter season. Scuba diving, bird watching and horse riding are some of the activities that tourists experience in Bahrain In this article though, we shall explore some of the best places in Bahrain that I think is worth to visit. Bahrain world trade center, Manama Truly is say to you! The Bahrain world trade center is the most dramatic and interesting modern pillar in the world. It rises up to 787 feet above the ground. It is basically two-twin towers building that are connected to one another by sky bridges. It is has 50 stories. There exist three wind turbines that are strategically located inside the two sky scrapers. They provide lightning to over 300 houses. This inspiring building won two prestigious awards for having the best architectural design. Bab AL Bahrain, Manama Bab Al Bahrain is one of the most stunning markets in the whole of Manama. It has hundreds of stalls lined selling...
Words: 553 - Pages: 3
