The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) yesterday hailed the H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior’s Virtual meeting with the private sector leadership, on Thursday. In a statement issued here yesterday, the QBA also praised the timing of having this meeting and the importance of benefiting from it. From QBA, the meeting was headed by Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, QBA Chairman.
A number of QBA board members and members also participated and discussed economic and commercial conditions resulting from Covid-19 pandemic, its effects on the private sector and appropriate solutions to overcome it From QBA, Hussein Al Fardan, QBA first Deputy and Sheikh Dr.Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, QBA Second Deputy attended the meeting.
From QBA Board, Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani, Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal Al Thani, Sheirda Al Kaabi and Saud Omar Al Mana attended the Virtual meeting. QBA Members, Khalid Al Mannai, Sheikh Faisal bin Fahad Al Thani, Salah Al Jaidah, Nabil Abu Issa, Mohamed Al Rabban, Abdulsalam Abu Issa and Ibrahim al Asmakh also attended the meeting.
In the statement issued by QBA, Sheikh Faisal said the meeting is an evidence of the government’s continuous support to the private sector, and encouraging it to play the role assigned to it, by availing all the necessary capabilities and overcoming obstacles in the path to achieving sustainable development and emphasizing the constructive partnership between the government and private sectors.
Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani added “It was a constructive meeting, where we presented all the challenges and obstacles facing the private sector in the country, and we discussed with His Excellency the Prime Minister with all transparency and clarity, the private sector’s demands, where His Excellency expressed his full support, and that the coming period will witness many government initiatives towards the private sector in a tangible manner.’’
Sheikh Faisal also added: “The meeting witnessed a review of the government’s plans during the coming period regarding increasing support to the private sector, focusing on the most prominent sectors in which the government wants to contribute directly, while providing all means of support for it.”
QBA Chairman stressed out that the Qatari business community has proven through many exceptional circumstances, that the Qatari economy in particular and the global economy in general have experienced, that it is up to the responsibility, as it played its role to the fullest extent and harnessed all its capabilities to support the national economy.
Also, the private sector not only seeks to receive support and funds, but at the same time seeks to play an influential role in the economic and commercial development in the country, out of a sense of responsibility and so that the interest is shared with everyone.
During the meeting, Sheikh Faisal said: “I would like to extend my sincere thanks to your Excellency for calling this meeting, which would e n h a n c e c o o p e r a t i o n between government institutions and the private sector and give us more confidence and reassurance, for the sector to continue its national role as a partner in achieving comprehensive development and facing the crisis.
And emphasizing that we still believe in the necessity of continuing cooperation between the public and private sectors, and strengthening and developing it, especially in light of the exceptional circumstances that the state is currently going through, and working to harness all human, financial and economic capabilities in the service of government programs and the protection of economic, social and investment environment in our beloved country.’’
