Business appraisal and financial assessment of 20 F&B manufacturing business proposals submitted to Jahiz-2 subsidy program launched by Qatar Development Bank (QDB)

Client / Industry Brief

    QDB has the mandate of Small & Medium Enterprise Development in the state of Qatar
    Through its various programs, QDB endeavors to create an ‘enabling environment’ for larger number of business to be started and grown to become medium and large sized businesses
    QDB has also launched sector focused programs to develop high value-adding activities (like manufacturing) within the overall value chain for the sector

Project Objectives

    QDB has launched a government subsidy program ‘Jahiz-2’ for provision of subsidized land for Food & Beverage (F&B) manufacturing
    Under the program, 14 businesses will be allotted land parcels of about 1800 SQM foot print and total built-up area of about 2230 SQM at subsidized rates of QAR 5 per SQM
    QDB has mandated various consultants to review select number of cases to rank and select the 14 cases out of applicant pool of more than 80 cases

Project Methodology

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Project Benefits

    20 F&B manufacturing business proposals were appraised and relevant project risks, critical success factor and overall business appraisal ratings were provided to QDB for final selection of 14 successful applicants under Jahiz-2 program.