Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (foreground, third right), QBA Chairman; Hussein Al Fardan (foreground, fourth left), QBA First Deputy; Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (foreground, second left), QBA Second Deputy; and other officials during the ev
The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) hosted a Business Luncheon in honour of the visiting French businessmen from Qadran, headed by Alexandre Zibaut, one of the Founding Members of Qadran and the General Manager of QNB France. Representatives from major French companies such as Thales, Alstom, Egis, Constructa, Katara Hospitality France, Bein Sports France and others also attended the event.
Qadran Association is a Qatari initiative launched in France in 2015 to promote discussions and dialogues between companies and economic leaders in both countries.
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, QBA Chairman; Hussein Al-Fardan, QBA First Deputy; Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani Al Thani QBA Second Deputy and QBA Board Member, Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal Al Thani, Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani and Saud Al Mana.
QBA Members Sheikh Faisal bin Fahad, Ihsan Al Khayami; and Dr. Kamel Abdallah, Group CEO Baladna, as well as Sarah Abdullah, QBA Deputy GM were also present. Sheikh Faisal welcomed the French delegation and spoke about the historical relations between the State of Qatar and the French Republic.
He also pointed out the keenness of Qatari businessmen to discuss ways of cooperation and potential investment opportunities with their French counterparts, whether in Qatar or France The French delegation thanked QBA for hosting them and said that Qadran will conduct visits between businessmen of both countries, to discuss means for developing the bilateral trade The QBA members talked about QBA participation in the visit prepared by the Qatari
Embassy in France last September in cooperation with “Qadran” Association to the city of “Marseille”, in the framework of strengthening friendship and cooperation with major French cities, especially the city of Marseille, where the Qatari delegation visited several architectural and technological projects, the delegation explored cooperation and investment opportunities and discussed partnership opportunities concerning establishing similar models for these projects in Qatar Both parties also discussed the economic development taking place in Qatar and the potential partnerships and cooperation in various sectors. The French side stressed the possible partnerships in many fields, including construction, tourism, industry and technology and innovation.
innovative technology in addition to that, QBA members discussed the Qatari economy and how it is moving towards diversification according to the national strategy 2017/2022 and the vision of
Qatar 2030, highlighting the attractiveness of Qadran Association is a Qatari initiative launched in France in 2015 to promote discussions and dialogues between companies and economic leaders in both countries.
