National Day trade festival great success

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI), in co-operation with the National Tourism Council, yesterday concluded the first edition of the National Day Trade Festival, organised as part of Qatar’s National Day (QND) celebrations.The festival was a great success with significant participation from 14 malls and over 600 outlets and companies, through the launch of huge and unprecedented discounts in the retail, hospitality, leisure, and education sectors in addition to clinics, medical centres, beauty centres, and service companies among other institutions.The private sector companies and organisations that participated in the festival included all trade and service sectors such as shopping malls, restaurants, retail outlets, beauty salons, hospitality service providers, hotels, sport clubs, health and beauty centres and institutes, and entertainment centres.The front windows of participating outlets and companies bore the National Day Trade Festival logo label which was designed specifically for this event and distributed to participants free of charge.The festival has stimulated trade across local markets, contributed to the country’s economy, enhanced internal and external tourism, and created an environment conducive to the growth of the trade sector.This initiative aligns with the ministry’s efforts to organise yearly events that reflect pride in QND celebrations, and which strengthen the values of loyalty and pride in belonging to the country and its wise leadership.The MCI also sought to bolster trade activity across all markets by offering retail outlets the opportunity to offer outstanding promotions, thus enabling citizens and residents to benefit from discounts during this period.