Qatar Chamber reviews enhancing commercial co-operation with Cabo Verde

Qatar Chamber board member Mohamed bin Ahmed al-Obaidli held a meeting on Monday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Co-operation, and Regional Integration of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, and his accompanying delegation at the chamber’s Doha headquarters.
Also present at the meeting were board member Dr Mohamed bin Jawhar al-Mohamed, acting general manager Ali Saeed bu Sherbak al-Mansouri, and Jose Almada Dias, CEO of the Investment Agency in the Republic of Cabo Verde.
During the meeting, both sides discussed economic and commercial co-operation between the two countries, the most prominent sectors in which businessmen can invest, and the role of the private sector in enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries.
In his remarks, Soares, who commended the close relations between both countries, emphasising his country’s interest in developing economic and trading relations with Qatar, invited Qataris to invest in his country.
He also called on Qatar Chamber to organise a business delegation for Qatari businessmen to visit his country, meet with their counterparts, and become acquainted with its investment climate and abundant opportunities.
For his part, al-Obaidli underscored the chamber’s keenness in encouraging Qatari businessmen to learn about the investment and business procedures and laws in Cabo Verde. He stressed that Qataris are interested in investing in the African continent in general. Additionally, he highlighted that there are many sectors in which the private sectors on both sides can co-operate, such as tourism and real estate.
During the meeting, Dias delivered a presentation about the investment environment in his country and the main promising investment sectors, such as marine resources, tourism, the digital economy, agriculture, trade, transport, and others.