Qatar Chamber, Saudi Delegation Discuss Partnership Opportunities

Doha: Qatar Chamber (QC) met with a Saudi delegation representing the Asharqia Young Businessmen Council (AYBC) and discussed cooperation relations and partnership opportunities between Qatari and Saudi entrepreneurs to establish joint projects. This came in a meeting held by Qatar Chamber with a Saudi delegation representing AYBC, during which QC's Acting General Manager, Ali Bu Sherbak Al Mansori, presented an overview of the Chamber's role and the services it provides to the business community in Qatar, as well as the key initiatives it adopts for the support for entrepreneurs, pointing out that QC organized several specialized entrepreneurship events this year. He also highlighted that QC places significant importance on entrepreneurs as a vital part of the private sector, emphasizing its commitment to encouraging them to establish businesses and increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Al Mansori underscored the Chamber's readiness to cooperate with AYBC by orga nizing joint meetings between Qatari and Saudi entrepreneurs to exchange views and expertise and discuss opportunities to establish joint ventures. For his part, AYBC President Abdulrahman Al Afaliq said that the delegation's visit aims to learn about Qatar's investment climate and explore opportunities available for Saudi entrepreneurs to form partnerships with their Qatari counterparts. Asharqia Young Businessmen Council operates under the umbrella of the Asharqia Chamber and consists of 50 entrepreneurs, Al Afaliq added, noting that AYBC encourages young men and women to pursue entrepreneurship, present their ideas, and promote successful experiences. It also aims to expand and grow entrepreneurial projects, organize, and participate in entrepreneurial events, and engage with entities that support youth business projects, he added. In turn, President of the Qatar Young Entrepreneurs Club (YEC), Dr. Ibrahim Al Sulaiti said that, through the events it organizes in cooperation with the QC, YEC seeks to exc hange experiences and skills among entrepreneurs. Source: Qatar News Agency