A company may be incorporated in Qatar under three different legal regimes: the Commercial Companies Law (Law 5 of 2002, as amended); the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Companies Regulations; or the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) Free Zone Regulations (Schedule A of the Company Regulations). The QFC regime was designed for banking, finance, insurance and other related businesses, while the QSTP regime was developed for businesses involved in research and development, technology, education, training and other related activities. Other…