Private sector leader Qatar Chamber has echoed its support for the growth in the country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are seen to contribute to future larger projects that could further drive economic development.
Speaking at the Nama Centre Sunday in a press conference announcing the launch of the ‘Products Exhibition and the Conference of Pilot Projects’ (Our Projects 2019), assistant director general for Government Relations and Committee Affairs Ali bu Sherbak al-Mansouri said Qatar Chamber “supports emerging small-scale productive projects.”
He stressed the Chamber’s keenness to be a strategic partner for ‘Our Projects 2019’, which aims to promote MSMEs by providing access to the local market and business opportunities, as well as “enhancing their presence and impact on the national economy.”
Al-Mansouri said MSMEs are “an important component of the national economy, and as the nucleus of larger projects in the future, which enhances the contribution of the private sector to the national economy.”
He also noted that the Chamber’s support for the event reflects its initiatives to conduct local and international exhibitions and conferences, and to encourage diversification of products and services in this sector.
Through its sectoral committees, al-Mansouri said, Qatar Chamber is examining the challenges faced by MSMEs, and is working with authorities concerned to facilitate business for entrepreneurs, as well as “express opinion in an advisory capacity on regulations and laws related to this sector.”
Earlier, Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani had stressed that the private sector is expected to play a bigger role in building the state’s economy via partnerships with the public sector to realise the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
In an interview with The Oil and Gas Year magazine, Sheikh Khalifa lauded Qatar’s efforts to put the private sector at the forefront and play a key role in the economy and participate in mega projects implemented in the country.
He stressed that the completion of projects in Qatar “will continue at the same pace even after 2022,” adding that more than 150 major projects will be delivered after 2022, including projects in the infrastructure, roads, construction, healthcare, and education sectors.
Sheikh Khalifa also emphasised that the government’s support for SMEs will help transform Qatar from an oil-based economy to knowledge-based, adding that SMEs represent the backbone of any economy worldwide.
“Qatar achieved during the past year most of its diversification and development plans. It has managed to build a strong and resilient economy, becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. It also paved the way for the private sector to play a key role in the economy and participate in the mega-projects implemented in the country.
“All economic plans are on track and all infrastructure works and projects related to the World Cup 2022 are ongoing and were not affected by the blockade. Qatar was not affected by the blockade because of its huge resources, ambitious economic strategies, and positive relations across the globe,” Sheikh Khalifa had said.
Speaking at the Nama Centre Sunday in a press conference announcing the launch of the ‘Products Exhibition and the Conference of Pilot Projects’ (Our Projects 2019), assistant director general for Government Relations and Committee Affairs Ali bu Sherbak al-Mansouri said Qatar Chamber “supports emerging small-scale productive projects.”
He stressed the Chamber’s keenness to be a strategic partner for ‘Our Projects 2019’, which aims to promote MSMEs by providing access to the local market and business opportunities, as well as “enhancing their presence and impact on the national economy.”
Al-Mansouri said MSMEs are “an important component of the national economy, and as the nucleus of larger projects in the future, which enhances the contribution of the private sector to the national economy.”
He also noted that the Chamber’s support for the event reflects its initiatives to conduct local and international exhibitions and conferences, and to encourage diversification of products and services in this sector.
Through its sectoral committees, al-Mansouri said, Qatar Chamber is examining the challenges faced by MSMEs, and is working with authorities concerned to facilitate business for entrepreneurs, as well as “express opinion in an advisory capacity on regulations and laws related to this sector.”
Earlier, Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani had stressed that the private sector is expected to play a bigger role in building the state’s economy via partnerships with the public sector to realise the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
In an interview with The Oil and Gas Year magazine, Sheikh Khalifa lauded Qatar’s efforts to put the private sector at the forefront and play a key role in the economy and participate in mega projects implemented in the country.
He stressed that the completion of projects in Qatar “will continue at the same pace even after 2022,” adding that more than 150 major projects will be delivered after 2022, including projects in the infrastructure, roads, construction, healthcare, and education sectors.
Sheikh Khalifa also emphasised that the government’s support for SMEs will help transform Qatar from an oil-based economy to knowledge-based, adding that SMEs represent the backbone of any economy worldwide.
“Qatar achieved during the past year most of its diversification and development plans. It has managed to build a strong and resilient economy, becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. It also paved the way for the private sector to play a key role in the economy and participate in the mega-projects implemented in the country.
“All economic plans are on track and all infrastructure works and projects related to the World Cup 2022 are ongoing and were not affected by the blockade. Qatar was not affected by the blockade because of its huge resources, ambitious economic strategies, and positive relations across the globe,” Sheikh Khalifa had said.