{"version":"1","article":{"id":"qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","slug":"qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026?lang=en","title":"Qatar’s industrial investment reaches QR248.44bn in Q2","summary":"The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported 6,745 new commercial registrations, 11 factory start-ups and a 12.5% rise in private-sector exports during the second quarter of 2026.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Qatar News Agency","url":"https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=1%2F09%2F2026&id=minister-of-commerce-and-industry-qar-24844-billion-investments-in-industrial-sector-in-q2-of-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-01"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-q2-industrial-indicators-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said cumulative investment in the industrial sector reached QR248.44 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to a Qatar News Agency report dated 1 September. Indicators presented at the ministry’s second quarterly performance review showed 6,745 new commercial registrations in Q2, up 6.6% from the first quarter.","Eleven factories began production in Q2, taking the number that had started operations since the beginning of 2026 to 28, with combined investment of QR253 million. The share of factories that export rose from 23% in Q1 to 25% in Q2, while private-sector exports increased from QR0.8 billion to QR0.9 billion. The ministry also reported an 8% year-on-year increase in national products during Q2 and QR11 million in customs duties collected by the end of the quarter under measures against harmful trade practices. QR248.44 billion is cumulative industrial-sector investment; QR253 million is the combined investment associated with the 28 factories that started production during the year."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported 6,745 new commercial registrations, 11 factory start-ups and a 12.5% rise in private-sector exports during the second quarter of 2026.\n\nQatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said cumulative investment in the industrial sector reached QR248.44 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to a Qatar News Agency report dated 1 September. Indicators presented at the ministry’s second quarterly performance review showed 6,745 new commercial registrations in Q2, up 6.6% from the first quarter.\n\nEleven factories began production in Q2, taking the number that had started operations since the beginning of 2026 to 28, with combined investment of QR253 million. The share of factories that export rose from 23% in Q1 to 25% in Q2, while private-sector exports increased from QR0.8 billion to QR0.9 billion. The ministry also reported an 8% year-on-year increase in national products during Q2 and QR11 million in customs duties collected by the end of the quarter under measures against harmful trade practices. QR248.44 billion is cumulative industrial-sector investment; QR253 million is the combined investment associated with the 28 factories that started production during the year.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}