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Al-Musallamani attributed the decline in rental prices to several reasons, including the real estate recession, the availability of commercial vacancies at some shops and the decline in commercial rental rates. The new malls will add significantly new stores, which are expected to decline. "The opening of seven major commercial malls Their entry into the commercial market will lead to lower prices for commercial real estate.

An expansion that keeps pace with population growth

"The culture of malls has become a requirement in most societies and countries at all levels," said businessman Ali Hassan al-Khalaf. "Malls in Qatar have emerged in a short period of time and have grown and become a kiss for many citizens and residents.

In the view of the successor, there is a ditch of malls in certain areas and streets, which reduces the degree of benefit of all of them, pointing out that the multiplicity of malls and the wide scope and distribution geographically to cover all municipalities and places is of paramount importance in providing goods and make them within reach. Al-Khalaf believes that the expansion of the construction of the malls is a healthy and good step, pointing out that the expansion comes in the context of the development boom witnessed by Qatar in the fields of infrastructure and economic policies aimed at diversifying sources of income.

He pointed out that the population of the State of Qatar has increased by 40% in five years, pointing out that the population has increased from 1.7 in 2011 to 2.4 in 2015 and reached by the end of last year about 2.5 people and that this population growth requires an increase in shopping malls Malls and other service facilities, and the upcoming event regarding the World Cup requires the growth of construction and the revitalization of tourism with its extensive facilities, including malls, hotels, public parks and others. It also reinforces the importance of expanding demographic trends in the country's demographics. Large influxes of foreigners over the past two decades have come to Doha to work in the heavy construction sectors. The number of workers has more than quadrupled, from half a million in 1995 To 2.5 million by the end of 2016. "This has greatly expanded the consumer base in Qatar and strengthened the presence of the middle class, a population trend that shows no sign of a slowdown in the future," said the data from the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. In 2015, noting that there are 85% of Qatar's population Non-Qataris.

Quality of service basis

Abdulhadi Al Shahwani, the businessman, said that the local market still absorbs the presence of more malls and mega shopping centers, especially those that are concerned with the quality of them, stressing that the crowding we see in the commercial complexes is a great evidence of the ability of the local market to absorb more of these malls under High numbers of visitors to the country.