A screen grab of Qatar Chamber board members, senior officials and prominent Qatari businessmen who participated at the Chamber's general assembly held yesterday through a video conference.
Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani said that the QR75bn stimulus package announced by the government for the private sector would help companies to absorb the COVID-19 pandemic shocks.
Addressing Qatar Chamber general assembly meeting through the video conference, Sheikh Khalifa said: “The Qatari package represents a confirmation of the interest of the Wise Leadership and the esteemed government in the private sector and of the necessity to help it to emerge from this crisis with the least losses to fulfill its intended role in the country’s economic development.”
The meeting, headed by QC Chairman, was attended by many Board Members, businessmen and QC members. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the Qatar Chamber’s annual report and fiscal report for the year ending December 31, 2019. Sheikh Khalifa, who said the QC general assembly meeting was coincided with the third anniversary of the unjust blockade imposed on Qatar. He said the private sector played key role in defeating the unjust blockade.
“Now we are stronger. We had benefitted from this experiment. The Siege contributed to accelerating the country’s economic strategies, expanding agricultural and industrial projects, increasing outward investments, promoting local investment and attracts more foreign investments to the local market. It also helped in providing more incentives to the private sector for promoting local industries, increasing production, enhancing relations with friendly countries, and activating trade with countries around the world,” Elaborating the Chamber’s achievements during the last year, he said that the year 2019 was an eventful year in the Qatar Chamber.
During the past year, the Chamber has successfully organised more than 200 events including seminars, conferences, meetings, and exhibitions. It also participated in a significant number of activities and events that were held inside or outside the country. It also continued its cooperation with all ministries and authorities concerned in the State to overcome all obstacles facing the private sector and solve all the problems facing its employees, and organised a number of meetings and seminars with these authorities to identify laws and services offered by these bodies.
The Chamber strived to develop the services provided to its members by launching the ‘Qatar Commercial & Industrial Directory 2019’, which can be accessed online. The directory provides a list of commercial and industrial companies operating in the country and registered at the Chamber. Qatar Chamber also launched an electronic system to assess customer satisfaction, specifically of its members.
The system helps in conducting daily reports, which contribute to improving the level of work and qualitative measurement of staff performance. The meeting also reviewed obstacles facing the private sector under the precautionary measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. Many businessmen presented many issues related to many sectors including contracting, retail and private medical sector.
