France, 2nd investment country in Europe for Qatar, with 7,1 billion in real estate

Of this total, 7,1 billion is invested in real estate (excluding hotels and private investments).

In detail, the study carried out with the "Junior Conseil" of the French business school, which also has a campus in Qatar, specifies that the assets of the country organizing the next Football World Cup are valued at 5,3 .XNUMX billion euros in the industry and construction sectors with "significant holdings in national flagships" such as Vinci, Total, Suez or Airbus.

According to the same source, Qatar's stakes in retail trade account for 4,2 billion euros, those in transport and tourism for 3,4 billion euros, those in telecoms and media for 2,3 Billions of Euro's.

The figure of 7,1 billion euros for real estate assets corresponds to "real estate activities and (to) the total value of real estate net assets held by Qatari companies or affiliates". "Real estate investments resulting from natural persons are not counted", specify the authors of the study, according to which "the valuation of the securities of Qatari companies and participations in France at the end of 2021 is similar to that of 2019."

Trade between the two countries, driven "by French exports of capital goods" and military equipment, "and Qatari exports of gas and hydrocarbon derivatives", has grown by an average of 16% per year since 2000. .

The president of this economic circle created in 2015, Omer Acar, said in a press release that he expects "this dynamic to continue and intensify in the years to come, in particular thanks to the impetus given by the new partnerships initiated between our companies within the framework of the World Cup".