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Qatar PM Al Thani: Diplomacy and Qatar's Economic Future | Goldman Sachs

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, discusses Qatar's pivotal role in global diplomacy, and his strategic vision driving his nation's economic growth and international role. Prime Minister Al Thani outlines Qatar's foreign policy, explaining how mediation efforts, both regionally and globally, contribute to national security and stability. He also covers Qatar's investments in education and highlights the country's Vision 2030, aiming to transform Qatar’s economy and strengthen its national champion companies. This session was moderated by Jared Cohen, president of Global Affairs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, on October 30, 2025.

(goldmansachs.com)
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WS Investor 01-24-26
Qatar Investment Authority and Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to expand their long-term strategic partnership, with QIA targeting up to $25 billion in commitments across Goldman Sachs–managed funds and co-investment opportunities. The planned investments will focus on private market strategies and direct investments in sectors aligned with QIA’s priorities, including artificial intelligence, fintech, digital infrastructure and private credit.

Beyond capital deployment, the agreement deepens cooperation between the two institutions. Goldman Sachs plans to significantly expand its asset management presence in Doha, making it a key regional hub, which is expected to support knowledge transfer, job creation and the development of Qatar’s financial ecosystem. The partnership also covers strategic advisory services, support for capital formation and M&A activity, and efforts to strengthen Qatar’s capital markets and global investment connectivity.

Source: Goldman Sachs Pressroom
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The Investor 01-20-26
Qatar Economic Growth Accelerates in Q3

Qatar’s economy expanded 2.9% year on year in the third quarter, up from 1.9% previously, while quarter-on-quarter GDP grew 2.3%, reversing a 1.0% contraction in the prior quarter.
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European Investor 12-29-25
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Blue Owl Capital announced a strategic partnership to launch a digital infrastructure platform aimed at expanding global computing capacity for hyperscalers amid accelerating cloud and AI adoption. The platform will start with over $3 billion in initial data center assets and is expected to grow, combining QIA’s long-term capital and global investment expertise with Blue Owl’s permanent capital strategy in digital infrastructure.

Blue Owl, which has raised $39 billion for its Digital Infrastructure strategy across 104 facilities in 28 markets, said the venture aligns with its Real Assets platform focus on mission-critical assets powering cloud and AI transformation. Both firms emphasized their commitment to scaling data connectivity worldwide, with QIA highlighting the importance of meeting rising storage and compute demands and Blue Owl underscoring its role in financing resilient infrastructure portfolios.
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The Investor 09-25-25
Qatar’s economy showed a notable slowdown in Q2. GDP grew 1.9% year-on-year, down sharply from 3.7% in the previous quarter. On a quarterly basis, GDP contracted by 1.0%, reversing the prior quarter’s 0.3% growth.
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WS News 09-24-25
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