”The QFC is a unique business, with a unique struc- ture. Unlike an offshore center that some assume that it to be, it is integrated into the economy as a legal and regulatory construct based upon English common law. It has separate laws and regulations to the state designed to bring capacity into the financial services sector, to support the development of the state, to build financial services as part of the economy and to raise standards and bring in new products and ideas. It is an integral part of the diversification of Qatar. “