Qatar Chamber (QC) announced yesterday that over half a million visited the website of Made in Qatar exhibition during the exhibition period, which was organised by the QC in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Industry under the patronage of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
A statement issued by QC said that the exhibition has received great deal of attention, especially by businessmen and investors from many countries. The website of the exhibition received a large number of messages which included questions about cooperation in establishing industries in Qatar, opportunities and target sectors in this the field.
The statement said ‘Made in Qatar’ recorded a significant presence on the social networking platforms and media. The hashtag #Made_in_Qatar was the most tweeted hashtag on Twitter during the four days of the exhibition. Visitors and exhibitors exchanged views on the exhibition, which was visited by more than 17,000 visitors at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center.
Director General of Qatar Chamber and Chairman of the Organising Technical Committee of the expo, Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi, said the exhibition was a huge success both in terms of the wide participation of companies as well as the transactions and agreements made during it.
He pointed out that the great success achieved by the exhibition reflects the success of the Qatari industry in breaking the unjust siege on the state and the great confidence that citizens and residents attach to the national industry and the local product.
Al Sharqi pointed out that the number of exhibitors reached 320 companies in five industrial sectors petrochemicals, furniture, food, small and medium industries, and various other industries. The exhibition also registered the participation of 138 productive families that provided micro-industries that could become small and medium industries in the future. The total number of exhibitors about 460 exhibitors.
Al Sharqi pointed out that the exhibition witnessed the signing of cooperation and partnership agreements between several national companies participating in the exhibition and others wishing to enter the Qatari market and benefit from the national industry available. He noted that among the agreements signed during the exhibition is a cooperation agreement between QC and Kazakhstan Chamber.
He revealed that a cooperation agreement was signed between Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) for cooperation in encouraging SMEs to be listed on the Qatar Exchange for emerging companies.
Director General of QC pointed out that the Chamber is in contact with the exhibiting companies to record the results of the exhibition at the level of deals and understandings that took place during it, as many companies concluded preliminary understandings of partnership and alliance with foreign companies.
