Many industrialists and businessmen are setting up manufacturing facilities in Qatar in the wake of the Gulf crisis, leading businessman Ahmad Hussain said yesterday.
“The blockade of Qatar has given strength to nationalism and inspired many people like me to establish new manufacturing companies and factories here,” he told the live radio show Haqeeqat that airs on Qatar Urdu Radio.
Hussain, who is also the chief executive of Pharma Packaging Industries, credited Qatar government’s quick initiatives in the aftermath of the Saudi-led blockade to the increase in the number of applications in the industrial sectors of Qatar.
Qatar government’s ‘Own your Factory in Qatar in 72 Hours’ project has already attracted as many as 9,349 applications from local and international companies.
Hussain, who is also the managing director of Zaoq Restaurants in Doha, said that initially he had plans to expand his business to Saudi Arabia but the ambitious policies of Qatar’s government have convinced him to further expand business in Qatar instead.
Haqeeqat aims to engage and interact with the large South Asian expatriate community in Qatar. Today’s programme sheds light on business opportunities in Qatar.
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