(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: In 2021, the Qatar Chamber (QC) continued its efforts to support and develop the private sector to encourage investments and facilitate trade growth, QC Chairman sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani said during the Chamber's general assembly meeting yesterday.
Addressing the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa said the QC, as the voice of the business community in Qatar, continued to support and safeguard the interests of private sector institutions and companies, as well as to limit the damages incurred by the private sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting's agenda included reviewing the board of directors' report and discussing QC's fiscal report for 2021. It also included approving the estimated budget for the fiscal year 2022 and appointing a new auditor for the 2022 financial year.
Sheikh Khalifa said QC strengthened its digital structure in 2021 and worked to add further development to the services provided to the business community to facilitate its members and affiliated companies and institutions, as well as provide all possible means to communicate with them, and complete their transactions with ease and professionalism.
He noted that QC completed over 56,000 electronic transactions, issued about 42,000 certificates of origin for exports and organised more than 145 events, whether in person or virtually.
The Chamber hosted about 40 trade and business delegations from several countries and participated in about 20 events that were held outside the country, he said, adding that QC participated and organised many seminars and forums with concerned bodies to review issues related to the private sector.
Sheikh Khalifa added that the Chamber strengthened cooperation and communication with all concerned authorities in Qatar to discuss all matters related to the Qatari private sector and the obstacles it faces to ensure that QC plays its role in the national economy and to assure the continuity of business and projects in the country.
The Chamber's sectorial committees held 30 meetings last year to review issues and obstacles facing each sector, as well as ways of solving them in cooperation with the State's concerned bodies, he said.
The Chairman added:“In 2021, the International Road Transport Union announcement announced the activation of the TIR Agreement for Transit in the State of Qatar, in which the Chamber is the national guarantor and exporter of its implementation in the country. This announcement is an important step in strengthening Qatar's position as a strategic trading partner and in creating more effective commercial transport and transportation corridors in the GCC region and globally”.
To keep pace with the economic boom Qatar is witnessing, Sheikh Khalifa said the Chamber signed an agreement with Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company for purchasing a new building for the Chamber's headquarters in the Commercial Boulevard in Lusail City.
He said that the Chamber's new building will be equipped to become a real home for businessmen and to provide all the activities and services to the private sector. The building that was sold to be the new headquarters of Qatar Chamber is a commercial/administrative building with a unique modern design with a height of 10 floors.
The Chamber's current headquarters will be transferred to the new building after it is fully completed, Sheikh Khalifa added.
MENAFN21042022000063011010ID1104064854
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.