Qatar Chamber will host the 39th meeting of the General Assembly of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (ICCIA) on Saturday, December 16, at the Sheraton Hotel, with the participation of delegations representing chambers of commerce and industry of member countries.
During the meeting, which will be presided over by ICCIA chairman Sheikh Abdalla Saleh Kamel, the chamber’s delegation will be led by Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani, who is also the first vice president of the Islamic Chamber.
In a statement, Qatar Chamber board member Dr Mohamed bin Jawhar al-Mohamed said the meeting will discuss a range of issues that focus on the development of Islamic common efforts at the economic and commercial levels and promoting intra-trade. The agenda will also address matters aimed at enhancing cooperation between member chambers in a manner that positively impacts the economies of Islamic nations.
Dr al-Mohamed lauded the role of the Islamic Chamber and its activities, which primarily aim to enhance commercial and investment cooperation between member states. The chamber also plays a crucial role in strengthening cooperation with the private sector, contributing significantly to increased intra-trade among Islamic countries.
It is worth mentioning that ICCIA is an affiliated institution of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) and is the sole representative of the private sector of 57 member Islamic countries.
It aims to strengthen closer collaboration in the fields of trade, commerce, Information Technology, insurance and reinsurance, shipping, banking, and the promotion of investment opportunities and joint ventures in member countries.
ICCIA supports cooperation in the business sector among member countries through diversifying commercial products among themselves to achieve economic integration and economic and social development therein.
It seeks to achieve the development of industrial and agricultural products in the countries of the Islamic world and promotion of the concept of quality and competitiveness through the issuance of certificates of quality relating to the methods of enterprise management and the quality and characteristics of products following the standards and criteria adopted by the chamber, under the provisions of these statutes.
ICCIA also aims to promote the identification of nutritive products that conform to Islamic Shariah (halal) and approve them, including the preparation of standards for guidance, standards for issuing certificates of conformity of the nutritive product with the rulings of Islamic Shariah and the trademark distinguishing the certification of halal issued by the ICCIA, and accrediting the agencies that issue such certificates and licensing the use of the trademark above, and increasing the volume of inter-state trade of the products bearing the trademark distinguishing the halal certification.
Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani.
Qatar Chamber board member Dr Mohamed bin Jawhar al-Mohamed.
