The sixth edition of Cityscape Qatar 2017, held under the patronage of His Excellency, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior for the State of Qatar will open today at 1 PM at the Doha Exhibition and Conference Center (DECC). The VIP Opening Ceremony at 4PM will witness the ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani / Minister of Economy and Commerce, followed by a tour of the exhibition where guests and dignitaries will get to see the upcoming real estate trends and developments in Qatar and its surrounding regions. The Cityscape Qatar 2017 Conference will begin at 1PM on Day 1, March 13th with a light lunch and the Welcome Address by Edd Brookes, General Manager of DTZ Qatar who will be presenting the Qatar Market Overview followed by a presentation by Mr. Adel Waly, Business Development Director of Manateq. This will consequently lead to an Expert’s Panel Discussion where they will discuss several projects as well as up and coming openings in the Hospitality Real Estate MarketAmong the top discussions that will be led, Kailash Nagdev, Managing Director of YouGov will present the company’s key findings following a survey conducted on homebuyers and individual and large scale investors. YouGov findings show a positive outlook of real estate in Qatar with 63% of respondents agreeing that it is the most appealing investment category in the state while 44% of respondents expect the real estate market to grow further in Qatar. Ahmed Zakaria, Exhibition Director, speaking on behalf of Cityscape Qatar said: “The 6th Edition of Cityscape Qatar was truly overwhelming and we were elated to see the great number of investors and realtors who participated last year. We are honoured to host once again the largest real estate exhibition to be held in Qatar. We have had an overwhelming response from the local market, as well as international companies and have some extremely high caliber real estate players this year such as Just Real Estate, Ezdan Real Estate, Kleindienst, Sinpas, Retaj, SAPST, KPM and Gulf Kingdom. We are also delighted to welcome our conference gold sponsors Regus and Kohler; and our exhibitors from the Pakistan pavilion. It is humbling to witness the continued support of the State of Qatar and we are happy to be bridging the gap between regional and international professionals in the real estate market.” To find out more about Cityscape Qatar 2017, please visit: www.cityscapeqatar.com.

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