Following the successful 2022 World Cup, Qatar is now focusing on diversifying its economy beyond hydrocarbons.

In our 25th episode, we spoke to Akber Khan, Acting CEO of Al Rayan Investment, to discuss Qatar's post-World Cup strategy.

In this episode, we covered several topics including:

• Qatar's economic landscape before the 2022 World Cup
• The challenges Qatar's economy faces in the coming years
• The development of the region's equity capital markets

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Real estate is becoming a major sector in Iraq's economy. According to Statista, a Germany-based market research and data company, it's the fourth largest among Arab countries and is expected to grow at a healthy rate of 6% over the next few years.

In our 24th episode, we spoke to Mahdi Zewin, founder and managing director of Bayt Al Iraqi (BaytIraqi), a new Iraq-based proptech company.

In this episode, we spoke about several topics including:

• Why investors should consider investing in Iraq
• The opportunities and challenges in Iraq's real estate sector
• Iraq's emerging tech ecosystem

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Over the past decade, digitalisation and technology have transformed financial services, including payments and interactions between customers and businesses. Islamic fintech aims to do the same but in a Sharia-compliant way.

So, what makes Islamic fintech different? What challenges does it face, and what does its future look like?

In our 23rd episode we spoke to Abdul Haseeb Basit, a digital finance expert with over 25 years of experience. He is a Co-Founder and Principal of Elipses, an advisory and investment firm focused on digital disruption in the finance sector.

In this episode we covered several topics including:

• Defining what Islamic fintech is and the ecosystem's landscape
• Asking whether there is a branding/marketing issue
• Looking at some of the challenges facing Islamic fintechs

Abdul's Twitter handle-@abdulhbasit

Global Islamic fintech report 2023/24-https://salaamgateway.com/reports/global-islamic-fintech-report-2023

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