An entrepreneurial metamorphosis is taking shape in the Middle East.

Qatar is effectively a small peninsular of land whose economy is growing at about twice the rate of China and which is soon to host the Fifa World Cup in 2022.

But it is a nation building a greater reliance on innovation to support its future.

Qatar’s growth rate is driven by the relatively high oil price – the land is effectively floating on a sea of hydrocarbons, particularly gas, of which the country has the world’s third-largest proven reserves.

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