QIA focusing heavily on diversifying Qatar's economy: Foreign Minister

Doha: Regarding the role of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the investment situation, and economic outlook in today's world, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the global economic landscape, created many opportunities, and stopped some businesses that were growing in previous years. 

He pointed out that QIA is focusing heavily on diversifying Qatar's economy, and this means creating an alternative energy source for hydrocarbon, adding that Qatar's natural resources are managed by Qatar Petroleum, and the QIA is the arm that helps and supports the government to create alternative energy sources for future generations. His Excellency continued, "We are very much focused on sustainable investments whether it's in technology, infrastructure, education, healthcare, and those sectors prevailed even during the (COVID-19) pandemic."