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Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)

Onshore business and financial centre with its own common-law jurisdiction — QFC calls itself a business hub, not a geographic free zone (that is QFZ).

What
Business licensing; its Feb 2026 package waives registration and renewal fees for three years.
Cost
No equity — service or permission
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · qfc.qa · How we check ↗

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In detail

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) is an onshore business hub / own jurisdiction in Qatar. Onshore business and financial centre with its own common-law jurisdiction — QFC calls itself a business hub, not a geographic free zone (that is QFZ). 100% foreign ownership, profits fully repatriable.

Amount
Licensing platform · incentives package introduced at Web Summit Qatar, February 2026: registration and annual renewal fees waived for the first three years (QFC press release)
Services
  • 10% corporate tax on locally sourced profits — 0% only as a narrow exception for investment managers, reinsurers, captive insurers or businesses at least 90% Qatari-owned
  • 0% personal income tax
  • no withholding tax on profit repatriation, reduced withholding on other cross-border payments via 80+ double taxation agreements
  • common law framework
  • 100% foreign ownership
Status
Active

What the source says

“QFC Sustains Growth Momentum in H1 2026 With 37% Increase in Firm Registrations”

qfc.qa · seen September 2026

“100% Foreign Ownership”

qfc.qa · seen September 2026

“if the business is at least 90% Qatari-owned”

qfc.qa/en/setup/tax-overview · seen September 2026

“QFC's competitive incentives package introduced during the Summit. This included the waiver of registration and annual renewal fees for the first three years”

qfc.qa/en/media-centre/news/list/web-summit-2026 · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · qfc.qa · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/qfcauthority · Checked September 2026