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How is the creative sector transforming in the Middle East?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Excerpt from Arabian Business:<\/em><\/p>\n

Media City Qatar is increasingly positioning itself at the center of the region\u2019s evolving creative economy, using major international platforms to accelerate growth, attract investment and support talent development in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.<\/p>\n

In an interview with\u00a0Arabian Business<\/em>, Chief Executive Officer Hamad Omar A. Al-Mannai outlined how global events such as Web Summit Qatar and Art Basel Qatar are being transformed into long-term economic catalysts rather than standalone showcases.<\/p>\n

\u201cMajor international platforms like Web Summit Qatar and Art Basel Qatar are important to how we deliver on our mandate at Media City Qatar and contribute to Qatar National Vision 2030. With the global creative economy projected to account for up to 10% of global GDP by 2030, according to Forbes, these platforms enable creators, innovators, investors, and institutions engage directly with Qatar\u2019s fast-growing media and creative ecosystem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Read full interview on Arabian Business.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10956,"template":"","class_list":["post-10953","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMedia City Qatar is increasingly positioning itself at the center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Media City Qatar is increasingly positioning itself at the center of the region\u2019s evolving creative economy, using major international\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mediacity.qa\/en\/blog\/media-city-qatar-leverages-global-platforms-to-drive-creative-economy-growth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Media City Qatar is increasingly positioning itself at the center\" \/>\n<meta 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