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The 2nd Government Procurement & Contracting Conference and Exhibition – Moushtarayat 2017 recorded a nationwide turnout of entrepreneurs, participants from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), members of the larger business community and media personnel at its pavilions, which were largely hosted by government and semi-government organisations. It was attended by 2212 visitors, and 30 exhibitors in the event.
The expo, organised by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), was held in partnership with the Ministry of Finance. Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of QDB, said: "The active participation of entrepreneurs and SMEs at Moushtarayat 2017 underscored the success of the event and demonstrated how deeply they valued new public sector opportunities. We, at QDB, are grateful to Ministry of Finance with whom we have a strong work dynamic, and with whose cooperation, we were able to organize the 2nd Government Procurement & Contracting Conference and Exhibition. We are certain that this expo will help the partnership between the private and public sectors reach new heights.”
This year’s conference and exhibition provided SMEs with an opportunity to learn about existing public tenders extended by big buyers, such as larger private sector companies, semi-governmental and governmental bodies. It also educated attendees on the procedures involved in partaking in future tender and application processes successfully, so that members of the private sector may become more active contributors to the diversification of the economy.
This year’s Moushtarayat conference and exhibition was the latest in a series of integrated programmes and initiatives offered by QDB to develop SMEs. To promote the private sector, QDB locally extends wide-ranging financial and non-financial support to entrepreneurs across a myriad of industries so that SMEs may achieve higher scales of competitiveness in Qatar.
