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Over 240 Qatari firms to participate in ‘Made in Qatar’ expo in Muscat

DOHA: Over 240 Qatari manufacturing companies are to participate in the upcoming ‘Made in Qatar 2018’ exhibition to be held under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, from December 3 to 6 in Omani Capital, Muscat.

The event is organised by Qatar Chamber in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Industry, QDB as strategic partner and in collaboration with Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Qatar Chamber (QC) board member and head of industry committee at the Chamber Rashid bin Nasser Al Kaabi said that the expo was scheduled to be held on November 5 but it is postponed to be held in the first week of December in the Oman Convention and Exhibitions Center.

The event which is held for the second time outside the  country aims to open new channels of communication between Qatari and Omani companies and exchange expertise between both countries as well as informing the Omani community on the Qatari products and open new external markets for Qatari companies,  he noted.

Al Kaabi said that on the sidelines of the expo, a Qatari-Omani business forum  will be held in the participation of 100 leading businessmen from both sides to review investment and business opportunities available in both countries.

He praised the  strong relations between both countries especially in  economic and trade cooperation,   noting that their trade volume achieved consecutive leaps in short period and Oman topped destinations that recived  Qatar Non-oil exports  in many months of the current year.

Qatari businessmen are keenly interested to identify the industrial  investment opportunities available in Oman,  he pointed out.

Credit: Peninsula Qatar