What does Qatar need?

lo3ba
By lo3ba

I would like to get everyone's opinion as to what Qatar needs in terms of businesses. Expats what is in your country that Qatar is missing? I would appreciate serious answers only please...thank you!

By shapil• 15 Oct 2010 21:07
shapil

do away with monopolistic mindset.

By lo3ba• 15 Oct 2010 21:00
lo3ba

qatar can be very boring at times what kinds of places do you wish you could go to to pass the time besides whats already here. i am asking for new business ideas not ones that are already here. Thanks :)

By nomad_08• 13 Oct 2010 14:01
nomad_08

baldrick - http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=384314&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2010 13:58
Rating: 2/5
britexpat

Oh hell.. i can just imagine Nissan tiidas loaded up with flat packs from IKEA :O(

By Ice Maiden• 13 Oct 2010 13:44
Ice Maiden

Yipppie..if it's true...can dust off my bike and keep it ready

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 13:12
anonymous

They just need to relax a little bit.

By baldrick2dogs• 13 Oct 2010 13:09
baldrick2dogs

Nomad: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/ikea-plans-expand-into-oman-qatar-18575.html

May '09 - do you know of any update?

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 13:00
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Ice you cant walk on a cycle lane...

You wouldnt dare walk near to a cycle lane...lol ...

In fact they are planning cycle lanes for the whole of Doha!!!

By baldrick2dogs• 13 Oct 2010 12:58
baldrick2dogs

Nomad - where did you hear that!?!?!

Good news if true :o)

By Ice Maiden• 13 Oct 2010 12:52
Ice Maiden

Cycle lane...any dedicated lane that I can utlise for my walks will make me happy. Miss nature in its glorious colours :(

By nomad_08• 13 Oct 2010 12:39
Rating: 2/5
nomad_08

bicycle lane.

baldrick, IKEA will be here in 2012.

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 12:36
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Open ground for kids to play sports... like... cricket, football, hockey, jogging....other than landscaped gardens/parks...

I mean how many kilometer does an average kid in Qatar walk/run daily?

By chadqa• 13 Oct 2010 12:34
chadqa

Good manners & right conduct!

By Ice Maiden• 13 Oct 2010 12:26
Rating: 2/5
Ice Maiden

Greenery, lots and lots of it.

By jz.• 13 Oct 2010 11:49
jz.

i agree with rabooba, definitely mint and deo's now ;-)

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 11:47
anonymous

Give me another chance,I wanna grow up once again...

I have seen this on so many labours standing on raods waiting for their shift pickup..

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 11:36
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Mints and Deodorants

By Peppermint• 13 Oct 2010 11:24
Peppermint

They need more GOOD SCHOOLS/ UNIVERSITIES to teach them GOOD MORAL CHARACTER!

By happygolucky• 13 Oct 2010 11:08
happygolucky

Give me my freedom that I enjoy at home...and I am an expatriate.

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 11:05
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Improve your roads and remove all old buildings occupied by other nationalities and relocate them in decent places. For locals be nice to all foreign workers in your country, we are all breathing in one type 'nose' and 'eating' in one kind of mouth. And Qatar need to have agriculture farm to support their food demand.

By jz.• 13 Oct 2010 11:03
Rating: 4/5
jz.

i don't agree with some of you, i've once visited a labor accommodation in industrial area and i must say that the employer gives them a nice place to live in, but the people who live there are not good enough to keep it clean.

This does not mean in any way that they should not get a better place to live, but its just unfair to criticize the employers.

By panda• 13 Oct 2010 11:01
panda

a HUGE air conditioner :D

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 10:59
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Give your abondoned perfect buildings to Labours to live comfortably in.

Construct a working ladies hostel with minimu 2000 beds capacity.

Construct a working males hostel with minimum 5000 beds capacity.

Plant more trees.

Make more parks for kids.

Make a club only meant for labours of all nationalities

By LostInSpace• 13 Oct 2010 10:57
Rating: 5/5
LostInSpace

internet provider who does not think that you are diong them a favour by paying 400 riyals per month for a terrible service!

By baldrick2dogs• 13 Oct 2010 10:53
Rating: 4/5
baldrick2dogs

Stuff!

You know, the things you are always looking for but can't find.

How about a gadget shop, or one of those 'as-seen-on-tv' shops?

IKEA!

Good quality Western style furniture.

a 5, 10, 15 Riyal shop - used to love those in KSA!

By GodFather.• 13 Oct 2010 10:50
GodFather.

They need Revolution?

By amalp• 13 Oct 2010 10:50
amalp

in terms of businesses...oh...sorry :(

By amalp• 13 Oct 2010 10:48
amalp

dense forests and greenery :(

By panda• 13 Oct 2010 10:39
Rating: 5/5
panda

need small and medium industries, they are importing almost everything...

By galloper48• 13 Oct 2010 10:38
galloper48

Cusomer Service

And I mean "really focused onthe customer"

Regards!!

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2010 10:36
anonymous

If we would know what they want, we would know what they need.

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