Members of the QBA pose for a group picture.
DOHA: The Qatari Business-men’s Association (QBA) is set to meet with the newly appointed Minister of Economy and Trade H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani to discuss challenges faced by the private sector businesses. The elite business association is also looking forward to form specialized committees to address issues of the private businesses, said the Chairman of QBA here recently.
Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the QBA’s 4th General Assembly (July 16), said: “We would like to cooperate and communicate with the Minister to convey the aspirations of Qatari businesses so that we can work together achieving the combined goals.”
He also added that QBA planning to form specialized committees representing different business sectors for the growth and development of all the sectors uniformly.
The General Assembly, headed by Sheikh Faisal, was attended by QBA’s First Deputy Chairman Hussein Ibrahim Al Fardan; Second Deputy Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani; Secretary General Issa Abu Issa, and Board Member Sherida Saad Jubran Al Kaabi.
Whereas Abdullah bin Nasser Al Misnad, QBA’s Board member has authorised Sheikh Khalid to represent him in both the 28th Board meeting and the 4th General Assembly, and Omar Al Manna (Board member) and Sheikh Hamad bin Thani Al Thani (Board member) had both authorised Sheikh Faisal to represent them in the 28th Board meeting and the 4th General Assembly.
Present at the meeting were Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Ebrahim Al Neama, Ibrahim Al Jaidah, Dr Hussein Al Abdulla, Salah Al Jaidah, Maqbool Habeeb Khalfan, Nasser Sulieman Al Haidar, Nabil Abu Issa, Khalid Al Mannai had authorized Sherida Saad Jubran Al Kaabi to represent him in the 4th General Assembly, and Khalifa Al Suwaidi has authorised Sheikh Faisal to represent him in the meeting.
Apart from ratifying the routine activities of the General Assembly, QBA members reelected the current board with no change in the structure. However, the Board decided to increase the Board members from nine to 11. The names of the two additional members to the current board will be announced shortly.
It said that the specialised committees, intending to work on detailed economic studies of each sector of the economy, will deliver specialized papers highlighting the importance of each sector, their contribution to Qatar’s economy and the challenges and opportunities available in each sector. The papers will be submitted to higher authorities for discussion and cooperation.
QBA had conducted its 28th Board meeting prior to the General assembly, where the Board discussed QBA’s previous activities, ratification of the 2013 budget and discussed the association’s upcoming events.
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