Qatar’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in cooperation with Ministry of Trade in Indonesia, is organising the Qatari-Indonesian Economic Forum today at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta.
The forum comes within the framework of the Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to Indonesia.
The event, which aims to provide a valuable dialogue platform, will bring together senior Qatari and Indonesian government officials, investors and economic experts to gain insight into investment opportunities in the trade, energy, agriculture, and tourism sectors, as well as various other economic fields in both countries. The forum seeks to promote and expand Qatari-Indonesian bilateral trade and economic relations 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 Indonesia. The forum will serve to bolster commercial ties between the two countries, which traded QR1.8bn worth of goods in 2016, the equivalent of $493m.
Furthermore, it will strengthen efforts to sign new bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding, in order to capitalise on these strong bilateral relations and create innovative investment opportunities.
The Qatari-Indonesian Economic Forum represents the latest in a series of initiatives launched by the MEC to showcase Qatar’s attractive business environment and competitive economy in a bid to attract further foreign direct investments.
During the forum, the ministry representatives will highlight the benefits of investing in Qatar and demonstrate how Indonesia’s private sector could take advantage of investment incentives offered by the government.
The forum will also represent an opportunity for Qatari companies to draw lessons from their Indonesian counterparts’ success, and discuss potential long-term economic cooperation ventures. The minstry has invited investors, businessmen and companies to attend the economic forum.
