(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Doha: Qatar Chamber held on Wednesday its regular general assembly under the chairmanship of Board Chairman H E Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem bin Mohamed Al Thani, during which it announced the results of the chamber's board elections.
The results saw candidates elected by acclamation for six sectors out of the chamber's eight, while voting was held for the two sectors of trade and industry services.
The new Board of Directors named H E Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem bin Mohamed Al Thani as Board chairman, while Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar was named first vice-chairman and Rashid Al Athba second vice-chairman.
Addressing the attendees, Sheikh Khalifa said that 2017 was full of events that saw Qatar Chamber try to promote a bigger role for the private sector in the economy by giving input on legislation and laws, reviewing obstacles facing the private sector and suggesting appropriate solutions. He added that Qatar Chamber continued to promote national products, conduct economic studies and questionnaires as well as strengthen business relations among Qatari businessmen and their counterparts in all world countries.
The Board chairman noted that the issue of Law No. 23 of 2017 to amend some provisions of Law No. 11 of 1990 on the establishment of the chamber emphasizes the wise leadership's keenness on empowering the role of Qatar Chamber in the economic process and promoting private sector to be a key partner in development.
He said Qatar Chamber played a key role in facing the unjust siege as it communicated with the businessmen since the first day of the siege to find new alternatives to import commodities, adding that it also coordinated with government agencies and formed specialized committees to tackle all obstacles in order to ensure a continuous flow of goods from abroad without interruption.
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