{
  "id": 16720408,
  "title": "Invest Qatar receives 2026 United Nations Investment Promotion Award for advancing Qatar’s startup ecosystem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/invest-qatar-receives-2026-united-nations-investment-promotion-award",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:56:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/27/10/2026/invest-qatar-receives-2026-united-nations-investment-promotion-award-for-advancing-qatars-startup-ecosystem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - Invest Qatar has been honored with the 2026 United Nations Investment Promotion Award for its pivotal role in bolstering Qatar's startup ecosystem. This prestigious accolade, bestowed upon Invest Qatar during the UN Trade and Development's 9th World Investment Forum, acknowledges the organization's commitment to fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment in the digital economy.\n\nThe award was presented amidst a field of 48 competitors from 40 nations, each evaluated on innovative approaches to investment promotion, effectiveness in attracting sustainable foreign direct investment, and contributions to digital transformation and sustainable development. Invest Qatar's rigorous selection process highlighted its pivotal efforts to cultivate a connected, accessible, and globally competitive startup environment.\n\nSpeaking on the prestigious recognition, Dr. Hamad Rashid Al-Naimi, Chief Strategy Officer at Invest Qatar, stated, \"Receiving the 2026 United Nations Investment Promotion Award is an important recognition of Qatar's collective efforts to build a connected, accessible and globally competitive startup ecosystem. Through Startup Qatar, we are helping high-potential companies access the information, funding, partnerships and support they need to establish, grow and scale from Qatar.\"\n\nInitiated in February 2024, Startup Qatar serves as a comprehensive ecosystem, streamlining access to funding, incubation programs, strategic partnerships, and specialized support services. This platform enables groundbreaking businesses to establish, expand, and scale their ventures within the diversified landscape of Qatar.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Invest Qatar has received the 2026 United Nations Investment Promotion Award in recognition of its efforts to attract and support high-potential startups and technology companies through its flagship Startup Qatar initiative, a transformative national initiative accelerating Qatar&rsquo;s emergence as a leading global destination for innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times Business",
        "title": "Invest Qatar receives 2026 United Nations Investment Promotion Award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/invest-qatar-receives-2026-united-nations-investment-promotion-award",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:23:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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