Doha: The Business Year (TBY), in cooperation with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), will launch its first open access digital roundtable on Qatar via Zoom on July 1, 2020, from 16:00 to 17:30 AST.
The roundtable will discuss and analyze the role of Special Economic Zones in the balanced and diversified growth of modern economies, with a special focus on Qatar and the two free zones that were inaugurated by QFZA in 2019.
Another focus will be the importance of enhancing and deepening economic international relations to achieve full recovery in the post-pandemic world. Finally, a panel of highprofile speakers will cover the benefits of tapping into new markets through FDI and the hurdles international corporations face in the process.
The event will be opened by H E Ahmad Al Sayed, Qatar’s Minister of State and Chairman of the QFZA, followed by experts from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and World Economic Forum.
The panel will also feature top representatives from the pharmaceutical, food and beverages, and logistics sectors. Notably, Lim Meng Hui, CEO of QFZA, will take part in the digital roundtable.
Qatar at the Crossroads of the World is part of a series of digital events hosted by TBY, a global media platform that specializes in promoting investment in emerging markets, to keep its C-level audience well informed and up to date during times of change.
