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Business / Qatar Business

Qatar, China discuss ways to boost investment in free zones

Published: 16 Sep 2019 - 12:03 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 10:10 am
H E Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed (right), Minister of State and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority, discussing investment opportunities with Yin Yicui, Chairwoman of the Shanghai People’s Congress, in his office in Doha, yesterday.

H E Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed (right), Minister of State and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority, discussing investment opportunities with Yin Yicui, Chairwoman of the Shanghai People’s Congress, in his office in Doha, yesterday.

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Doha:  The Minister of State and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), H E Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed yesterday hosted in his office an official delegation from China, led by Yin Yicui, Chairwoman of the Shanghai People’s Congress. During the meeting they discussed enhancing trade and investment relations between the two countries in the fields of investment and free zones.

The delegation included senior representatives, including Zhou Jian, Chinese Ambassador to Qatar, Chen Jing, Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress (SCSMPC), and heads of various leading Chinese companies.

The meeting focused on opportunities for co-operation between Qatar and China, as well as additional areas of potential collaboration between Qatar Free Zones, the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and prominent Chinese investors, further supporting bilateral relations of both Qatari and Chinese investors.