Minister Discusses Ways to Facilitate Flow of Qatari non-oil Commodities to Global Markets

Doha, May 10 (QNA) -HE Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al -Thani met here today at the Ministry's headquarters with private sector representatives and a number of government departments. Discussions during the meeting dealt with ways to facilitate the flow of the Qatari non-oil commodities to global markets. A press statement issued by the Ministry that the meeting was held in the presence of HE Chairman of the Qatari Businessmen Association Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani , HE Chairman of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani, as well as representatives from the government departments concerned, with participation of CEOs of ,Muntajat , Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), and a number of Qatari exporting companies . According to the statement, the meeting comes within the framework of the ministry's efforts to promote coordination between the economic and trade sectors and government departments concerned in order to strengthen the cooperation between them in the light of economic trends and policies pursued by the State. HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce stressed the importance of the meeting, which aims to develop and promote ways of taking advantage of the international economic and trade agreements signed by the State of Qatar, which will facilitate the flow of Qatari goods and products into global markets. Discussions also touched on the main challenges and difficulties faced by the Qatari producers on the local and international levels, and the importance of finding foreign markets for Qatari non-oil products, in addition to creating new products and services adapted to the needs of foreign markets and to diversify the Qatari export basket and increase the number of countries importing Qatari goods. The meeting also referred to indicators of non-oil exports growth, which rose during 2015 to make up 17.0 percent of total exports, compared to 13.4 percent in 2014.(QNA)