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Qatar Chamber held a meeting on Sunday with a trade delegation headed by Chairman of the Istanbul Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters’ Association (IDDMIB) Tahsin Oztiryaki.
The Qatari side was headed by QC’s First Vice Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar.
The meeting reviewed means of strengthening cooperation relations between the Qatari private sector and its Turkish counterpart and encouraging both countries’ businessmen to build commercial partnerships for the good of each economy.
Kuwari said there is a wide range of cooperation opportunities between both sides in metal sector, especially in the light of the projects related to the hosting of the 2022 World Cup or in the large-scale projects in the infrastructure.
“This opens the door for Turkish companies to participates with Qatari companies in implementing the services needed for these projects,” he added.
He stressed the chamber’s support for both sides to further cooperate and tap into the attractive investment climate in both countries and to benefit from the closure between both countries and signed agreements by establishing more alliances and partnerships for the good of both economies.
Kuwari also noted that the relationship between Qatar and Turkey is a shining example for other nations to follow, pointing out that both countries enjoyed strong and distinct cooperation relations that include all fields especially in economic and trade aspects.
Regarding bilateral trade, he said it grew by 85 percent from $1.3 billion in 2017 to $2.4 billion last year, noting that there are 130 Qatari companies working in Turkey in various sectors and more than 450 Turkish companies with Qatari partners in sectors of trading, contracting, furniture services, hospitality and tourism.
On his part, Tahsin said the delegation comprises representatives of 13 companies who are eager to learn about the investment opportunities available in Qatar and identify business partnerships with Qatari counterparts.
He assured that the association is very keen to enhance cooperation with Qatari businessmen and increase exports to Qatar which sees a large development in infrastructure and construction, terming it as “promising” market for metals.
Tahsin also said that the association includes 7,000 members in nine sectors specialised in ferrous and non-ferrous metals, pointing out that the total exports of the association companies reached $8.5 billion last year.
He called Qatari investors and businessmen to identify projects related to metal products in Turkey, affirming that Turkey is a leading country in construction and contracting sector.
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