Qatar Chamber Director General Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi (second right), with other Qatari and Omani officials on the sidelines of the cooperation protocol agreement signing ceremony.
DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC) and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday that they would intensify cooperation and collaboration in organising the “M ade in Qatar 2018” which will be held in Muscat in November, at Omani Exhibition and Convention Center.
The announcement came during the press conference held at the headquarter of Oman Chamber in the presence of QC Director General Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi and vice chairman of Oman Chamber Dr Salem Al Junaibi.
QC’s board member Rashid bin Nasser Al Kaabi, Oman Chamber’s CEO Abdulazim Al Bahrani and council of Qatar embassy in Oman Faisal bin Rashid Al Nuaimi along with a number of Omani media representatives.
On the sidelines of the conference, a cooperation protocol was signed between both chambers with a view to activating the Qatari-Omani business council.
Saleh Al Sharqi expressed his thanks to Omani leadership and people for their fraternal support with Qatar during the unfair siege imposed on it for more than one year. Al Sharqi noted this positive situation would be a great landmark in the history of both countries relations, pointing out that choosing Oman to be the first destination of the expo during the siege reflected our leadership’s appreciation for the distinguished position that Oman enjoys in ourselves.
“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 economic great benefits to the national economy in both countries,” he added.
Al Sharqi expressed his hope that 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, noting that Qatari products are of international standards.
He stressed that the Qatar-Omani Business Forum being held on the side-lines of the expo would offer a good opportunity for both sides to review ways of enhancing and developing cooperation ties and eradicating all barriers that hinder this cooperation. He expressed his sincere thanks to Oman Chamber for its support and host of this important economic event.
For his part, QC’s board member and head of “Made in Qatar” Rashid Al Kaabi praised the strong relations both countries enjoy, affirming that they witnessed great development in agriculture, livestock, communication, transportation, energy, tourism, education, construction and banking.
Al Kaabi said in statement on the sidelines of the conference that Qatar-Oman trade volume reached more than QR3.5bn in 2017. He stressed the importance of the expo in cementing cooperation in industrial sector, noting that the number of factories established in Qatar after the siege grow by 17 percent.This is a significant boost for the new factories to be informed on the high technology and development in Oman industry, he said.
Salem Al Junaibi said that the number of Qatari-Omani companies and institutions operating in Oman reached 152. He noted that the Omani private sector is eager to further promote cooperation ties with the Qatari counterpart.
The “Made in Qatar” Exhibition is the largest industrial expo in the country, is organised by the Qatar Chamber in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy & Industry.
Since its inception in 2009, the event is held under the kind auspices of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and supported by a bevy of leading industrial companies and factories, banks and institutions supporting industry in the country.
It represents a major industrial platform that brings together local companies and factories under one umbrella. It also offers a brilliant opportunity for manufacturers, businessmen and investors to discover the locally-manufactured products, their strengthens and demands of the Qatari market.
The main purpose of the exhibition is to support and promote the Qatari products in the pursuit of achieving the self-sufficiency and reducing dependence on imported items.
