How will Qatar deliver on 2022 World Cup bid promises? »

The smallest nation ever to host a World Cup, Qatar has committed to billions of dollars worth of spending on stadia, transport, accommodation and other infrastructure. It is also responsible for hosting a tournament that will be expected to do the entire Middle East proud. So how is Qatar going to deliver on its promises, and what’s in it for the Gulf nation?

• » World Cup to bring opportunities, challenges for Qatar

  Qatar’s successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 is giving the country’s hotel sector a huge boost as a raft of new properties are being developed to host visitors for the event, but questions remain about how the country will be able to attract guests after the games are over.

• » Qatar FIFA World Cup bid win signals tourism sector windfall

  Qatar winning the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, started the race to change the face of its nascent tourism and hospitality sectors. The bid proposal promised 84,000 rooms would be available to football fans come kick off, and now Qatar is at the centre of a whirlwind of construction activity, building hotels, housing estates and even floating homes for the 400,000 tourists expected to arrive for the tournament.

• » Qatar increases global branding presence

  As well as winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup, Qatar is busy snapping up some of the other big prizes in the beautiful game. It has already signed a record deal to plaster its name across the jerseys of Spanish side Barcelona, and is also reported to be circling a takeover of English Premier League giants Manchester United. But where else around the world has the Gulf nation been splashing its billions?

• » How to do business in Qatar

  Thanks largely to its significant hydrocarbon resources, Qatar is a fast-rising economic force enjoying huge GDP growth and reporting enormous budget surpluses. Foreign companies are falling over themselves to do business with and in the Gulf nation, as Qatar attempts to diversify its revenue streams away from oil and gas, and into the cutting-edge industries of the 21st Century. So what do you need to know about doing business in Doha?