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QATAR 2010 Ranking: 47th Largest Export Market for U.S. Goods In 2004, the United States and Qatar signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to broaden these nations’ bilateral economic relationship. Two-way trade between the United States and Qatar increased in 2010: U.S. exports increased to $3.2 billion, up 16.7 percent from 2009, and U.S. imports from Qatar were $464 million. U.S. foreign direct investment in Qatar totaled $9.2 billion in 2008. (FDI data for 2009 and 2010 are not yet available.) State TOP 10 STATES EXPORTING TO QATAR Total Exports to Qatar Percent of State’s Exports to the Arab World U.S. Total $3,163,884,962 Washington $1,529,749,636 39.88% Texas $292,271,588 3.29% New York $175,272,865 6.45% California $120,985,806 3.34% Georgia $111,326,508 6.93% Ohio $100,069,514 8.10% Pennsylvania $93,246,646 8.57% Florida $63,190,393 3.98% Massachusetts $61,105,352 9.27% Illinois $50,499,501 4.57% 2013 TOP 10 U.S. GOODS EXPORTS TO QATAR (U.S. $ Million) JEWELRY, ETC. $ 33, 1% CHEMICALS, OTHER $ 65, 2% MEASURING, TESTING, CONTROL INSTRUMENTS $ 78, 2% MINIMUM VALUE SHIPMENTS $ 89, 2% OTHER $ 793, 35% ARTWORK, ANTIQUES, STAMPS, ETC. $ 118, 3% DRILLING & OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT $ 230, 6% CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, EQUIPMENT, AND A9% PARTS $ 720, 1 PASSENGER CARS, NEW AND USED $ 466, 12% INDUSTRIAL ENGINES $ 406, 10% INDUSTRIAL MACHINES, OTHER $ 316, 8% TOP 10 IMPORT SECTORS FROM THE U.S. Transportation Equipment $1,975,781,471 Machinery, Except Electrical $320,328,943 Computer & Electronic Products $169,125,616 Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities $138,135,911 Chemicals $107,353,110 Fabricated Metal Products $97,840,634 Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components $85,679,321 Special Classification Provisions $60,477,375 Food & Kindred Products $40,746,753 Used or Second-hand Merchandise $35,431,080 COMPARISON OF TOP TEN COUNTRIES EXPORTING TO QATAR Saudi United Arabia Arab 3.96% United States China Emirates E m 5% 4.67% 4 . % 13.43% United Italy Kingdom 5.59% 8.34% France 6.26% South Korea Germany y Japan 8.33% 7.31% 8.04% This chart identifies the market share of only the top ten countries exporting to Qatar, so the percentages do not equal 100%. For additional information, please visit www.nusacc.org. The data in this publication are drawn from the U.S. Bureau of the Census and The Trade Partnership using the latest U.S. export information. Export numbers may understate total U.S. exports because county-specific information for some products (e.g., mining, forestry, fishing, and waste and scrap) is not available. 14 NUSACC • www.nusacc.org National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C. • 1023 15th Street N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20005 • Tel: (202) 289-5920 • Fax: (202) 289-5938 • www.nusacc.org ©2011 National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC). All rights reserved.
Qatar’s Infrastructure Boom Through 2022 and Beyond The 2022 World Cup has yet to begin, and Qatar is already a winner. The run-up to the World Cup will see more than $100 billion in new infrastructure projects on top of the already extraordinary infrastructural development taking place in and around Doha. With numerous mega-projects launched or soon to be underway, companies from around the globe hope to score big with a broad array of opportunities. Below is a sampling of these infrastructure opportunities. Public Works Approximately $20 billion will be spent on roads, bridges, wastewater treatment, and related services through Ashghal, Qatar’s Public Works Authority. Ashghal’s President, H.E. Nasser Ali Al-Mawlawi, is spearheading the nation’s public works priorities to help Qatar achieve its National Vision 2030, which will transform the emirate into a world-class sports, business, and tourism hub in the years to come. Earlier this year, at an event co-hosted by the National U.S.-A rab Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Commercial Service, and the U.S.-Qatar Business Council, President Al-Mawlawi noted, “In order for us to achieve this ambitious vision and to secure this tremendous investment in infrastructure, we are working to strengthen our local, regional and international expertise – and developing strategic partnerships.“ He added, ”We are really looking forward to all the Qatar Projects Source: Commercial Section of U.S. Embassy in Qatar different entities in the United States participating in this development of infrastructure in Qatar.” Qatar’s rapid expansion has outgrown its roadways. The Doha Expressways Project will add nearly 350 miles of new roads to better serve Qatar’s growing population and the dramatic increase in visitors who are expected over the next decade. The North Road Project alone is an 80-mile highway that will link Doha to Al Khor, Al Ruwais, Zubarah and, finally, to the causeway to Bahrain. The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway is a 25-mile bridge – accommodating vehicles and future railway traffic – that will connect the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The estimated budget is over $3 billion. With a targeted completion date of 2014, this will be the longest fixed link bridge in the world. Although this project has faced some delays and budgetary issues, Government of Qatar officials characterize this project as a national priority in Qatar’s quest to be part of an ambitious Gulf Coast rail link that would run from Istanbul, Turkey to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman. Doha Airport Qatar’s existing airport connects Doha with over 100 international destinations. The New Doha International Airport will service 50 million passengers by 2025 and two million tons of cargo annually. The estimated cost of creating this world class point of entry is $14 billion, and the new facility will serve the Qatar Airways fleet, which is expected to double in size by 2015. Seaports Qatar’s three main ports are already operating at capacity and are undergoing large scale renovations. The Port of Doha is Qatar’s main commercial seaport and is one of the largest container shipment centers in the Arabian Gulf. Ras Laffan is the world’s largest liquefied natural gas exporting facility, and it has played a central role in Qatar’s ability to export 77 million tons per annum of LNG. (See related story on page 19.) Mesaieed is Qatar’s main export terminal for oil and import terminal for building materials. A new $7 billion port is planned between Mesaieed and Doha. The three-phased construction will accommodate up to six million 20-foot container equivalent units by 2025. The new facilities will include three container terminals, cargo berths, a terminal for vehicles, a livestock terminal, flour mills, and a facility for Qatari and foreign navy vessels. Plans for the port were set in motion in 2008, and recent forecasting suggests that the proposed port will face stiff competition from the new regional rail network. Rail Over $30 billion has been allocated to create an integrated railway system in the Arabian Gulf. The Qatar Railway Project will link all major industrial and residential areas via long distance passenger trains, freight trains, and metro facilities. Qatari Diar and Deutsche Bahn have formed a consortium to manage the Doha Metro System, which will be built in three phases by 2026. The Metro System will be linked to a national railway network that will integrate the railway systems planned throughout Qatar. The national rail network will span 350 kilometers and is targeted for completion by 2017. A high speed rail link is planned between the New Doha International Airport and Doha city center, extending on to Bahrain across the Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway. There are also plans to link Qatar’s network with the GCC rail network subject to such challenges as inter-operability, regulations, technical capabilities, and financing among the six GCC countries. World Cup Stadiums As part of its 2022 World Cup bid, Qatar pledged to build twelve open air (but air-conditioned) stadiums that will later be dismantled and donated to African nations. Three billion dollars has been allocated to build nine new stadiums, renovate three existing stadiums, and install a state-of-the-art carbon neutral cooling system. Opening and final matches will be held in the planned Lusail Stadium, with a proposed continued on page 18 US-Arab Tradeline • Spring 2011 15
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Page 7 and 8: Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin
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Page 11 and 12: I N T E R V I E W Joseph E. LeBaron
Page 13: Qatar Museums Authority: Redefining
Page 17 and 18: We conquer the toughest logistical
Page 19 and 20: Qatar Celebrates Historic Milestone
Page 21 and 22: CREATE. ENHANCE. SUSTAIN. Deliverin
Page 23 and 24: GE Partners in Qatar’s Diversifie
Page 25 and 26: Building the Future For over 100 ye
Page 28 and 29: Qatar Foundation: Putting Education
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Page 32: Lockheed Martin to Supply C-130J Su
Page 35 and 36: Boeing Projects Demonstrate Long-Te
Page 37 and 38: Fifty percent quieter on-wing. A 75
Page 39 and 40: Smart people solving hard problems
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