Is there money to be made in Qatar? UAE Minister of Economy thinks so

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, led the UAE trade and investment mission which concluded a visit to Doha, Qatar.

The visit came in response to the invitation of Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, for a briefing on investment opportunities in Qatar in various fields for Emirati businesspersons and investors.

The UAE delegation included 50 persons from economic and trade departments in the local and federal departments as well as a huge number of investors and businesspersons.

The Minister of Economy noted that the visit was part of the framework to enhance bilateral relations between the two fraternal countries in the economic, trade and investment domains and in pursuance of boosting opportunities to work together in the GCC, as well as strengthening integration.

He added that all the GCC bilateral or multilateral meetings were aimed at bolstering the desired GCC integration.

During the meeting, Al Mansouri and Al Thani discussed avenues for enhancing economic and trade co-operation between the two fraternal countries as well as an increase in trade exchange. They stressed the importance of the role being played by the private sector in the two countries to develop joint co-operation, especially in the trade and investment fields.

Al Mansouri also noted the keenness of the UAE led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to enhance bilateral co-operation with Qatar in all sectors, especially in the economic, trade and investment fields to the advantage of both countries. He added that this would contribute to boosting efforts of the GCC states in working together.