In the US, all the top private sector players headed by the Qatari Businessmen Association or QBA have tried various investment opportunities in retail and tourism, along with health and medical equipment sector.Published on : Monday, April 9, 2018
In the US, all the top private sector players headed by the Qatari Businessmen Association or QBA have tried various investment opportunities in retail and tourism, along with health and medical equipment sector.
Chairman HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani managed the QBA in a series of dialogue along with roundtable discussions with US officials and other private companies as ‘Economic Promotional Tour’ of Qatar’s held from April 1 to 8.
The tour had high-level meetings in various US cities that saw rush of Qatari investments like Miami, Florida; Washington DC; Charleston, South Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Speaking before HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani, Miami Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez, and Miami mayor Francis Suarez, Sheikh Faisal emphasized the victory of Qatar over the financial blockade imposed on the country in June 2017.
“The forum comes under a series of economic challenges witnessed by the state of Qatar following the siege imposed on the country nearly a year ago. However, thanks to the guidance of our wise leadership and public-private partnership, we have been able to overcome the various challenges of the blockade and maintain the normal functioning of all sectors of the economy, thus strengthening Qatar’s position as an important trading centre in the region,” Sheikh Faisal said.
He continued: “The forum highlighted the strength of the Qatari economy, which enables it to overcome various regional and global challenges by implementing a strong strategy to diversify sources of income, and support the private sector to be an active partner in achieving sustainable development in the country, as well as opening up to all countries of the world, under the wise leadership of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, which contributed to the increase of Qatar’s GDP in 2017 by about $220bn compared to $218bn in 2016.”
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