London’s Lord Mayor looks to enhance financial, professional services ties with Qatar

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Andrew Parmley, during his ongoing Doha visit will help improve financial and professional services ties between Qatar and the UK, the British embassy has said in a release. 
“The visit will aim to boost bilateral trade and investment between the two countries, which currently stands at over £5bn per year,” the release said. 
Acting as ambassador for the UK’s financial and professional services, Parmley will meet HE the Minister of Finance, HE the Governor of the Qatar Central Bank and CEOs of Qatar Investment Authority, QNB and Qatar Financial Centre and speak at a reception hosted by the British ambassador.
He will emphasise how the City of London can support Qatar’s 2030 National Vision-driven infrastructure programme and their hosting of the World Cup in 2022.
Speaking ahead of his trip, Lord Mayor Parmley said, “The UK fully supports Qatar in its ambitious plans to grow a sustainable and vibrant economy in the next decade. 
We have seen incredible growth in the past few years and now their ambitious investment plans, coinciding with the 2022 World Cup, mean economic partnerships with global financial centres – of which London is one – are going to be integral to their expansion. I can guarantee that both the UK, and the City of London, will be standing by Qatar in these fast-moving times.”
The Lord Mayor will also visit Kuwait as part of his GCC region visit.