14 May 2021 - 10:38
Ayeni Olusegun
The Director of Customs Air Cargo and Private Airports, Ahmed Al Khanji, disclosed that the Free Zones in Ras Bu Funtas, Umm Al Houl, and Al Karaana would support Qatar’s economy to become less importdependent.
The free zones aim to attract international companies to Qatar by providing them with business-friendly incentives. In the General Authority of Customs monthly newsletter, Al Khanji added that the free zone’s customs department handles imported goods to the companies to reduce customs procedures and then authorize the entry of these goods into or out of the area.
“The Free Zones Authority in the country was established by Emiri decree to establish three free zones in the country, namely (Ras Bufontas, Umm Al Houl, and Al Karaana) to support the national economy and attract international companies to invest in them, by providing incentives for them, so that Qatar becomes a pioneer in light, medium and heavy industries. Qatar will
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QF’s Quranic Botanic Garden organises desert wild plant restoration event
01 Mar 2021 - 9:50
The wild plant restoration event organised by Quranic Botanic Garden in Al Nasraniya.
The Peninsula
Doha: The Quranic Botanic Garden (QBG), the first garden in the world to exhibit all plant species mentioned in the Holy Quran, Hadith, and Sunnah, celebrated Qatar Environment Day, held annually on February 26, with a wild plant restoration event at Rawdat Al Faras in Al Nasraniya.
The activity was held in partnership with the Environmental Protection Reserves & Wildlife Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, which allocated Rawdat Al Faras to be rehabilitated by QBG with the close cooperation of the Qatari National Committee for Education, Culture and Science that in turn coordinated the participation of Youth Affairs Department at the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the Department of Conservation and Energy Efficiency ‘Tarsheed’ at Qatar General Elec
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291,225 customs declarations last month
12 Dec 2020 - 11:33
By Ayeni Olusegun | The Peninsula
Doha: The General Authority of Customs (GAC) made 291,225 customs declarations in November, it said in its monthly newsletter yesterday. The GAC completed 266,498 air cargo declarations, while the maritime customs had 24,702 completed declarations. The GAC also released 99 percent of its declarations within an hour.
According to the data, the GAC seized 1,888 capsules of narcotic pills, the largest made in November, making 135 seizure reports in that regard. India remained the top exporting country in November, while China replaced the United States as the leading importing country.
The statistics also disclosed that the number of customs declarations transferred to government agencies reached 25,009. In contrast, the best government agency in ‘time of release’ was the Environmental Protection Reserves & Wildlife Department, whose average release time was two hours, an hour m