Officials of QDB and Qatar Shell with attendants during the workshop at Four Seasons Doha.
DOHA: Qatar Shell in partnership with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) recently unveiled new supply chain business opportunities for local companies during a workshop at Four Seasons Doha.
This comes as part of Qatar Shell’s drive to increase the number of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) acting as contracted suppliers for its operations in Qatar. This is an important step for local SMEs as it will pave the way for qualified local companies to become the supplier of choice for Qatar Shell as well as the Pearl GTL plant, the world’s largest gas to liquids plant.
“Qatar Shell’s aim is to support the Qatar National Vision 2030 and one area of focus is in the development of local content and SMEs, not just through sponsorships but actively providing business opportunities and developing companies to achieve world class standards to compete with global companies,” said Wael Sawan, Managing Director and Chairman of Qatar Shell Companies.
“These new supply chain business opportunities are a great example of this objective and we are proud to bring this to the market with QDB’s partnership,” said Sawan.
“As Qatar moves to diversify its economy, developing a thriving private sector is an important priority and one that is integral to the mission of QDB. Qatar Shell not only shares QDB’s aspiration to develop a robust private sector but they have committed to present a number of business opportunities for local SMEs,” said Mansour bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, QDB Chief Executive Officer.
Participants were presented with four local business opportunities which are: manufacturing of personal protective equipment; heat exchanger re-tubing for the Pearl GTL plant; manufacturing stud bolts for the Pearl GTL plant; and translation services. Participants were also briefed on Qatar Shell’s tendering process, the challenges and opportunities in the SME sector and the financial support made available to them by QDB.
Qatar Shell also signed a memorandum of understanding with Corporate Publishing International (CPI), where Qatar Shell will become the Lead Strategic Partner of ‘Private Sector’ magazine, the sole SME publication in Qatar that is published by CPI and QDB. The aim of this partnership is to provide Qatar’s private sector access to information and advice on best practices from leading international and local experts.
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