The Business Year (TBY) in co-operation with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), will hold the “first open access digital roundtable” on Qatar, entitled ‘Qatar at the Crossroads of the World’ today.
The roundtable will discuss and analyse the role of Special Economic Zones in the balanced and diversified growth of modern economies, with a special focus on Qatar and the two free zones that were inaugurated by QFZA in 2019. Another focus will be the importance of enhancing and deepening economic international relations to achieve full recovery in the post-pandemic world.
Finally, a panel of high-profile speakers will cover the benefits of tapping into new markets through FDI and the hurdles international corporations face in the process.
The event will be opened by HE the Minister of State Ahmad al-Sayed, also the chairman of QFZA, followed by experts from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and World Economic Forum.
The panel will also feature top representatives from the pharmaceutical, food and beverages, and logistics sectors.
Notably, Lim Meng Hui, CEO of QFZA, will take part in the digital roundtable.
