Qatar, Oman Chambers sign protocol to deepen economic relations

Qatar Chamber and Oman Chamber have signed a co-operation protocol in order to activate the Qatari-Omani business council.
The agreement was signed by Saleh al-Sharqi, director-general of Qatar Chamber; and Salem al-Bahrani of Oman Chamber.
The agreement signing took place on the sidelines of an event at the headquarter of Oman Chamber to announce the intensified co-operation and collaboration in organising the “Made in Qatar 2018”, which will be held in Muscat in November.
“It represents a sincere desire of the Qatari business community to deepen the economic relations between the two sides to higher levels of strategic partnership that contributes to establishing projects and entities of great benefits to the national economy in both the countries,” al-Sharqi said.
He said the expo, which is organised by Qatar Chamber in co-operation with the Ministry of Energy and Industry and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) as strategic partner — would help promote Qatari industries in the Omani market. Qatar Chamber board member and head of “Made in Qatar” Rashid al-Kaabi highlighted the strong relations between both the countries, especially in the areas of agriculture, livestock, communication, transportation, energy, tourism, education, construction and banking.
Qatar-Oman trade reached more than QR3.5bn during 2017, he said, adding that the expo is expected in cementing co-operation in the industrial sector.