Qatari women getting active in financial and business sectors
The number of Qatari women who partially or fully own companies registered with the Qatar Chamber is around 7,000, according to QC data that shows that Qatari women’s participation in the financial and business sectors has risen at an accelerated pace in the past few years. While an additional 4,900 manage the companies along with […]
Qatar will wait for right time to apply VAT: Minister of Finance
Qatar will wait for the right to apply value-added tax, Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. Qatar is one of only two Arab economies in the Gulf region without VAT. “We will look to the […]
Amir condoles with Saudi King
His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the death of HH Prince Saud bin Mohammed bin Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Turki […]
Qatar chapter of BNI generates QR125 mn
The Qatar chapter of Business Network International (BNI), a global business networking organisation, has generated over QR 125 million in business for members in the last 12 months. BNI Qatar held the Annual Business Awards 2022 last Thursday, in which 88 awards in different categories were presented but the main awards were the Member of […]
Qatar’s first quarter trade surplus rises 62% to QR40 billion
Qatar exported goods worth QR103.8 billion and imported merchandise worth QR29.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, leading to a trade surplus of QR74.6 billion. This is an improvement of QR39.9 billion or 62.2 percent from that in the same period last year. Qatar’s export (including exports of goods of domestic origin and re-exports) […]
Kuwari meets with counterparts
Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari has separately met with his counterparts from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank. Kuwari met with Egyptian Minister of Finance Dr Mohamed Maait, Saudi Arabian Minister of Finance Mohammed Al Jadaan and Turkish Minister […]
Qatar’s finance minister attends IsDB annual meeting
Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari participated in the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group held at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from Thursday to Saturday. It was held under the slogan “After Recovering from the Pandemic: Resilience and Sustainability”. During the meeting, the bank’s 47th annual report […]
Sharqi leads QC delegation to Dammam for GCC meeting
Qatar Chamber has participated in the 52nd meeting of the executive committee of the Federation of the Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers (FGCCC) held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The Chamber’s delegation was led by QC General Manager Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi and included economic expert Dr Mohamed Ibrahim and Director of General Manager Office Mohammed […]
Omani delegation praises Qatar’s private education development
Qatar Chamber (QC) First Vice-Chairman and QC Education Committee Chairperson Mohamed bin Twar Al Kuwari praised the development of education in Qatar, assuring that Qatar has attached exceptional attention to the education sector as it is considered a main driver of the sustainable development, and one of the four pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030, […]
MoCI Undersecretary leads Qatar’s delegation to GCC meet in Riyadh
Sultan bin Rashid Al Khater, Undersecretary of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, headed Qatar’s delegation in the second extraordinary meeting of GCC’s undersecretaries of Industry, held in Riyadh. Their excellencies, Undersecretaries discussed some of the topics on the agenda, that will contribute to improve Gulf countries joint actions, and promote their integrated industries. The […]