DOHA: Chairing Qatar Chamber’s (QC) general assembly on Sunday, Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani said 2018 was an exceptional year in which the chamber and the private sector achieved successes at all levels. He said Qatar was able to overcome the blockade and continue to grow economically.
The chamber organised more than 170 events, including conferences, symposiums and meetings in 2018. It also hosted some 100 international business delegations, organised seven visits for Qatari businessmen to various countries and issued 1,453 certificates of origin online and over 35,000 certificates of origin the traditional way.
Sheikh Khalifa said the chamber is currently working on adding new electronic services on its website to facilitate clearance of transactions for members and save time and effort spent in those procedures. QC strengthened its efforts in training and developing human resources, established its cooperation with a number of local training centres and organised 12 training programmes in 2018, in addition to a number of arbitration courses organised by the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration.
Sheikh Khalifa expressed hope 2019 will witness further achievements and effective participation from all members of the private sector in the country. He also reiterated the chamber’s preparedness to receive any proposals or views that would enhance its efforts and support the private sector and the economy.