The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in cooperation with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Malaysia, will hold the Qatari-Malaysian Economic Forum at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, today.
The event coincides with the visit of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to Malaysia.
The forum will bring together senior Qatari and Malaysian government officials, investors and economic experts to gain insight into investment opportunities in the trade, agriculture, tourism, industry, and services sectors, as well as various other economic fields in both countries.
The event will discuss how to promote and expand Qatari-Malaysian trade and economic ties, and presents a prime opportunity for exchanging ideas and discussing issues of mutual interest for each nation’s private sector. Participants will discuss potential partnerships, and how to take advantage of investment opportunities both in Qatar and Malaysia.
The forum represents the latest effort in a series of initiatives by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to showcase Qatar’s attractive business environment and competitive economy in a bid to attract further foreign direct investments.
During the forum, Ministry representatives will highlight the benefits of investing in Qatar and demonstrate how the Malaysian private sector can take advantage of investment incentives offered by the government.
The event will witness a series of workshops that would discuss opportunities for joint projects and investments, The 2022 World Cup-related projects, challenges and opportunities for Qatari-Malaysian cooperation and opportunities in the energy sector, as well as investment opportunities in Malaysia.
Today, Malaysia ranks as Qatar’s 20th largest trade partner with a total of QR3.3bn ($904m) worth of traded goods in 2016, the equivalent of 2.85 percent of Qatar’s total trade exchange around the world. The forum will strengthen efforts to sign new agreements and memorandums of understanding to capitalize on these strong bilateral relations and create innovative investment opportunities.
The forum has also lined up a bilateral meeting between H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani - Minister of Economy & Commerce and YB DATO’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade And Industry, Malaysia.
