Doha: Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) will host on next Tuesday its first conference for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with the aim to promote entrepreneurship and to stimulate services for SMEs.
“As part of our mission to empower SMEs, we are planning to host an annual conference in Doha with the aim to promote entrepreneurship, to stimulate services for SMEs, to support diversification and to create employment opportunities for the national work force,” Chairman of QCCI and ICC Qatar Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani said in a press release.
The Conference is jointly organised by Qatar Chamber, Qatar Stock Exchange (QE), ICC Qatar and German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK). The event is sponsored by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), which is also Strategic Partner and Qatar National Bank (QNB).
The main aim of the conference is to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools and knowledge they need by linking them with relevant organisations.
“The backbone of German’s economy is its highly innovative small and medium-sized enterprises sector and we believe this conference represents an opportunity to share best practice and to enable local SMEs to compete for the business opportunities Qatar has to offer by connecting them with key stakeholders” noted Director General of QCCI and Secretary General of ICC Qatar Remy Rowhani.
Sigmar Gabriel, Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany, will join the event with a delegation of over 120 German business leaders.
CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori said that QSE has developed QE Venture Market with the objective of supporting the growth of SMEs and positioning Qatar Stock Exchange at the centre of the government’s ongoing support for this important sector. QNA
