Barwa Group
public (DOH:BRES) | |
Industry | real estate |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
Services | financial services |
Total assets | QAR 66 billion (Dec 2011)[1] |
Parent | Qatar Investment Authority (45%) |
Website | www.barwa.com.qa |
Barwa Group (DOH:BRES) is a real estate company based in Doha, Qatar. Established in 2005, it is listed on the Qatar Exchange, with 45% of shares held by the Qatar Investment Authority, via its Qatari Diar subsidiary.[1] It is primarily active in real estate development and related financial services. It is Qatar's largest real estate group.[2]
Barwa has been a sponsor of the Spanish motorsport Addax Team.
Projects
Mesaieed
In 2012, Barwa Group launched a construction project in the southern zone of Mesaieed to establish a large tourist resort over an area of 829 square metres (8,920 sq ft).[3]
Mesaimeer
In February 2009, a development project was launched in Mesaimeer, a district of Al Rayyan by Barwa Group.[4][5] Entailed in the project are 1,000-capacity residential housing units, a supermarket, a nursery, and a mosque; all within a gated compound.[6]
Barwa Al Baraha
Barwa Group launched a project to construct Barwa Al Baraha, a city designed for laborers, in the Al Wakrah (municipality) at a budget of around $1.1 billion.[7] The project was completed in 2010.[8]
References
- 1 2 Barwa Group, Our Beginning Archived August 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ arabianbusiness.com, 2 June 2013, Qatar's Barwa eyes expansion in US, UK, Turkey
- ↑ "Barwa to build sea tourist resort in Mesaieed Industrial City". The Peninsula Qatar. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Masaken Mesaimeer & Masaken Al Sailiya". Barwa Group. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Residents of Barwa Masaken are all praise". Gulf Base. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Masaken Mesaimeer". Waseef. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Qatar to build $1.1bn labourer city". Arabian Business. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Barwa Village". Barwa. Retrieved 6 August 2015.