{
  "id": 7499454,
  "title": "MoCI launches ‘Dar Al Sharikat’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/moci-launches-dar-al-sharikat",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:20:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/15/09/2026/moci-launches-dar-al-sharikat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has officially launched \"Dar Al Sharikat,\" an organization tasked with registering and licensing companies across Qatar's economic zones. This move aims to streamline the registration and licensing process for investors in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), Qatar Science and Technology Park, and Media City Qatar.\n\nAs part of its responsibilities, Dar Al Sharikat will handle company registrations, license business activities, and manage the public register for these zones. The entity will also offer tax and immigration services to registered companies, ensuring they meet labor standards and data protection requirements.\n\nSpeaking at the inauguration, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, the Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of Dar Al Sharikat's Advisory Board, emphasized that unifying these diverse functions will offer a single point of entry for investors establishing businesses in the special economic zones. This consolidation aligns with Qatar National Vision 2030 and enhances Qatar's attractiveness as an investment destination.\n\nThe Advisory Board consists of key figures from various sectors, including Sheikh Ali bin Alwaleed Al-Thani, CEO of Invest Qatar; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani, CEO of the Qatar Free Zones Authority; Mansoor Rashid Al Khater, CEO of the QFC; Hamad Omar Al-Mannai, CEO of Media City Qatar; Rama Chakaki, President of Qatar Science and Technology Park; and Nasser Al Taweel, appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Dar Al-Sharikat.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Dar Al Sharikat H E Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani yesterday inaugurated \"Dar Al Sharikat,\" the entity responsible for registering and licensing companies in the country's economic zones, with the aim of unifying registration and licensing procedures across these zones.</p> <p>In a statement, the…",
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}