The “Made in Qatar” exhibition will be held from May 19 to 22 at the Doha Exhibition Centre, with free stalls of space up to12 sqm for local producers and manufactures, Qatar Chamber (QC) said here yesterday.
The 4th edition of the exhibition is being organised by the Qatar Chamber under the patronage of HH the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and in co-operation with the Ministry of Energy and Industry.
QC will provide local industrial companies free stalls of up to12 sqm, which, however, can be extended when needed to display their locally made products.
“The exhibition is aimed at attracting more investments in the manufacturing sectors and boost the locally produced products to ease dependency on imported items. It would be also a good opportunity to encourage local companies to do their best to improve and develop their products, which would in turn make Qatari products able to be more competitive globally,” QC said.
“Throughout the previous three years, the ‘Made in Qatar’ exhibition has gained a special importance and it’s a good model of collaboration with other entities in the country that we hope to be emulated by other,” said Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani, QC chairman. He also thanked Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Development Bank for their great support to make the previous three editions of the exhibition a great success. He stressed that with the falling oil prices, the need for more and diversified economic alternatives has become more pressing. Small- and medium-sized projects could be an ideal option in this respect, he pointed out.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, a market for the sale of Qatari products will be held, where local companies only would be allowed sell their products to the visitors.
Sheikh Khalifa further affirmed that QC would assume its responsibility in boosting local production and trade and encourage Qatari business community to invest more in this vital and important sector.
Sheikh Khalifa (centre) and others at the press conference. Right: The logo of ‘Made in Qatar’ exhibition.
