Alongside the scandals and scandals, the 2022 World Cup kicked off today (Sunday) in Qatar. Along with millions of fans around the world, Israeli citizens will also take a close part as spectators of the games since the Cypriot airline TUS Airways received the official approval to fly the fans directly from Israel to Qatar during the World Cup.
The chairman of the Playist company and the owners of the fintech 'Global Remit', Yariv Fisher, spoke with Anat Davidov on 103FM this evening and commented on the historic flight: "A big celebration for Israel, a huge celebration for the world and a huge celebration for the Qataris, as far as they are concerned, they achieved exactly what they wanted. I remind you, in 2017 there was a boycott of the Qataris, a huge victory."
Later, he referred to Qatar's position in the world and noted that "they are strong in gas, number three in the world in gas. As a tiny country that in total has to contain 300 thousand Qataris and another 2.6 million foreigners, they live very well off the world's gas and know how to use money very correctly. The Qataris realized that the gas will run out and they need to think about the next step, even before the Emirates. Set up a foundation, this foundation gently manages half the world. They understood that the world needs to be managed with the gas money in a different way so that the world will look at them differently, this is exactly the story of the World Cup."
"There is a way that Qataris work and they work in an orderly manner. They realized that they want to be at the center of the world, they make their investments exactly according to their strategy. They want the center of the world to be with them, so a $300 billion investment for them is a multi-year plan, the roads are new, The subway system," he added.
Finally, Fischer gave a financial tip for the tourists who came to the big soccer tournament: "First of all, it's always better to buy some local currency to have for the trip. Of course, with the connections of the Abraham Agreement, we were able to bring the currency to Israel. Enjoy the atmosphere, it's going to be a unique and special World Cup. It's going to be A festival of music, performances".
Assisted in the preparation of the article: Shani Romano, 103fm
