A woman crosses the Al Wahda street in Doha last Monday. Qatar is one of the most investment-friendly countries in the world, providing diversified opportunities for investments by local, Arab and global private firms.
The two-day event starting tomorrow aims to promote Qatar’s role in boosting business and investment and highlight the opportunities the country offers to foreign investors
QNA/Doha
HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani will tomorrow inaugurate the “Business and Investment in Qatar Forum” in Berlin. The opening session will be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Organised by Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two-day event will bring together a large gathering of ministers, businessmen and decision-makers from Qatar as well as Germany, along with a number of officials and business leaders from the two countries.
The forum aims to promote Qatar’s role in boosting business and investment and highlight the opportunities the country offers to foreign investors.
Qatar is emerging as a political, economic and cultural centre of the Middle East with the Gulf country pursuing its goal of becoming a knowledge-based economy through a well-planned strategy laid out in the Qatar National Vision 2030. Qatar is also working to build a vibrant economy by upgrading its infrastructure to serve the various economic sectors. This stems from the Qatar National Vision 2030, which aims to achieve sustainable development in various economic sectors.
Qatar is one of the most investment-friendly countries in the world, providing diversified opportunities for investments by local, Arab and global private firms.
HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Jabor al-Thani, Assistant Foreign Minister for International Co-operation, who is also chairman of the standing committee for organising conferences, recently said Qatar is paying great attention to boost investments.
“Qatar is making great efforts to realise this vision through laying the institutional base for sustainable economic growth and diversity, formulating legislative structures and preparing an economic atmosphere conducive for the forward push of the wheel of growth and productivity,” Sheikh Ahmed said, noting that Qatar would invest until 2015 as much as $137bn in various infrastructure projects, which will create manifold opportunities for investors.
Qatar’s strategic vision aims to develop a competitive and open economy by wisely investing the surplus from oil, gas and foreign assets. This will provide unique opportunities for the private sector and ensure the welfare of the future generation, he added.
The forum is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Qatari Businessmen Association in co-operation with the Ministry of Business and Trade and the German Office for Industry and Commerce in Qatar as well as the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Germany.
Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani al-Thani, al khaliji’s chairman and managing director, said: “Our commitment to supporting this forum stems from our appreciation for Qatar, which is setting an example of economic excellence regionally and internationally.”
Al khaliji is the gold sponsor of the forum.
Al khaliji Group chief executive officer, Robin McCall said: “The forum is a perfect platform for European companies and investors to take a closer look at the different aspects of the Qatar economy and the growing opportunities available in the coming years. Qatar is a stable country that is growing rapidly and has a conducive investment environment that copes with investors’ ambition”.