When the Qataris do business, they do it in style. On arrival at the headquarters of Msheireb Properties in Doha for a meeting with the chief executive, cardamom-scented coffee is ceremonially poured into cups and a wooden box filled with orange infused dates is presented to each visitor in the room. Arabic culture and tradition are at the forefront and discussion of the future of some of world's most expensive construction projects is momentarily put to one side. It's easy to be distracted: the meeting room arranged for the interview is more like a state reception hall - vast with brightly embroidered banquettes snaking around the walls and a set of huge double doors opening directly onto a sun-drenched terrace jutting out over the Persian Gulf. It's the perfect spot to take in the magnitude of the West Bay skyline.
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