Qatar Chamber, Swedish delegation discuss private sector partnerships

Qatar Chamber member Adel Abdulrahman al-Mannai received a delegation of Swedish trade officials in Doha.The Swedish delegation included the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Trade Ambassador of Trade and Promotion Max Bjuhr and Ambassador to Qatar Eva Polana. The group discussed how to build on trade relations between Sweden and Qatar, focusing on expanding private sector collaborations. Read More »

Al Khaliji Bank earns four Banker Middle East awards

Al Khaliji Commercial Bank won four categories in the 2015 edition of the Banker Middle East Qatar Product Awards. The awards recognize banking products and services that are innovative or have successfully delivered in terms of financials performance. Al Khaliji Bank was awarded Best Call Center, Best Corporate Account, Best Current Account and Best Premium Banking Service. Read More »

New website to enhance Qatari market transparency

The Qatar Ministry of Finance recently chose to initiate a new website to improve market transparency by announcing all of the future tenders that are part of the government. Links Group, one of the top suppliers of commercial facilitation and advisory services to Qatar, said the website will also assist with the public procurement process. The website will be operational in June. Read More »

Qatar Science and Technology Park announces board appointments

The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development said Dr. Hamad Al-Ibrahim will take over as chairman of the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP). Al-Ibrahim is currently executive vice president of Qatar Foundation Research and Development. QSTP officials also announced that several board members would continue their posts for three more years. Read More »

UrbaCon calls for more health care investment

The CEO of UrbaCon Trading and Contracting is calling for greater investment in health care projects across the Gulf region. UrbaCon CEO Moataz Al-Khayyat, citing the more than $5 billion that Qatar spent on public and private health care projects last year, said Thursday that health care presents an opportunity for building the regional economy that could benefit patients, workers, and businesses. Read More »

Qatar Development Bank is sponsoring small business forum

The Qatar Development Bank is sponsoring a forum March 8-10 it hopes will open opportunities for the county's small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). The Government Procurement and Contracting Conference & Exhibition, also called Moushtarayat, will create opportunities for SMEs to interact with investors, procurement firms, government officials and other stakeholders. Read More »

Qatargas marks seven years without serious injuries at storage, loading facilities

Qatargas recently celebrated seven years of operation at its liquid natural gas storage and loading facilities without any serious injuries to workers. Since opening on Dec 31, 2008, the Common Lean LNG storage and loading facilities have recorded no lost time incidents, defined as injuries or other incidents that force workers to miss paid production time. Read More »

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