11 May 2021 - 9:44
Lani Rose R Dizon | the Peninsula
The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) has signed 39 new agreements and has brought the total number of companies in the Free Zones to more than 130 in 2020 despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Despite all the challenges the business sector faced in 2020, QFZA kept its momentum rolling and was able to deliver on many successes,” the QFZA has said in a tweet. It added that the Free Zones also welcomed investors into the Business Innovation Park, while as many as 80 Light Industrial Units have also been constructed in the Free Zones last year.
To date, the QFZA has attracted a plethora of world renowned companies including Google, DHL, and Volkswagen among others. Most recently, QFZA also announced that it will host Qatar’s first laptop manufacturing facility in Umm Alhoul free zone.
Qatar, Turkmenistan chambers review boosting cooperation between private sectors
13 Apr 2021 - 11:58
The Peninsula
Qatar Chamber (QC), in cooperation with the Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, yesterday held the “Qatar-Turkmenistan Business Meeting” via video conferencing. The webinar reviewed areas of cooperation between the Qatari private sector and its Turkmenistan counterpart as well as explored investment opportunities available in both countries.
QC First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari presided over the Chamber’s delegation participating at the meeting, while the Turkmenistan delegates were led by Dovletgeldi Rejepov, Chairman of Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Addressing the meeting, Al Kuwari praised the bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkmenistan. He also stressed that the visit of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Turkmenistan in 2016 and the visit of President o
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