The Iraqi-Qatari Economic Forum

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Trade: Iraqi-Qatari economic forum will be held tomorrow in Baghdad

 

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money and business Economy News Baghdad: The Ministry of Commerce announced that Sunday will witness the establishment of the Iraqi-Qatari Economic Forum in Baghdad. The ministry said in a press statement, read by "Economy News", that "a large Qatari trade delegation headed by the Minister of Commerce of Qatar will visit Iraq on Sunday." She added that "the economic forum for businessmen between the two countries will be held at the Al-Rasheed Hotel." Views 166   Date Added 03/16/2019

 

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Iraq is trying to attract investment and trade deals with other countries to develop the private sector, to diversify the economy and to promote economic growth.

 

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Halabousi and Qatar's Trade Minister discuss the activation of the investment file between the two countries

Economy 04:27 - 17/03/2019

 

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Baghdad - Mawazine News
President of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halboussi discussed on Sunday with Qatari Minister of Commerce Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari the activation of the investment file between the two countries.
A statement from the office of Halbusi received / Mawazin News / that the latter "received the Qatari Minister of Commerce Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari and the delegation accompanying him."
"During the meeting, we discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and strengthen them in the interests of the two brotherly peoples," he added.
"The two sides also discussed economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, activating the investment file and benefiting from the experiences of Qatari companies and their contribution to reconstruction," he added.
"The House of Representatives supported the Iraqi government and its understandings of openness to neighboring countries and the world on the basis of mutual interests," Halaboussi said.

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Qatari delegation to Abdul Mahdi: We want to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq

 

 

 

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Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Sunday that Iraq's interests with its neighbors, stressing that Iraq has a strong will for openness and cooperation with the State of Qatar, while a visiting Qatari economic delegation to Baghdad expressed the desire to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, promote and protect investments between the two countries. .   The Prime Minister's Office received in his official office today the Minister of Commerce and Industry in Qatar Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kurai, and the accompanying delegation, "the media office of the prime minister said in a statement.   The office added that "Abdul Mahdi welcomed the Qatari delegation, and stressed that Iraq is a friend of all and a peace component serving the region, a forum of brothers and friends of all countries and peoples of the world, and will not return to the policies of destructive wars and consolidation.   "Our interests are with our neighbors and we have a strong will to open up and cooperate with the State of Qatar in all fields and to exchange interests in the economic, trade and investment fields and to strengthen the bonds of common relations to serve our two countries and peoples," the office quoted Abdul Mahdi as saying.   "The Qatari minister conveyed the greetings of the Emir of Qatar and the Prime Minister of Qatar to the Prime Minister and stressed that Qatar and Iraq have great opportunities to work and exchange interests. And investors ", expressing" the desire to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, promote and protect investments between the two countries. "   "The meeting was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser Al Thani, Member of the Businessmen Association, Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO of Oridu Group, and Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Mannai, Director of International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Hassan Al-Fadala, Charge d'affaires at the Qatar Embassy in Baghdad . "

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Minister of Trade meets his Qatari counterpart .. The latter welcomes the accession of Iraq to the transit agreement

Economy | 08:07 - 17/03/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
Trade Minister Mohammad Hashim al-Ani met Sunday with his Qatari counterpart Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, while the latter welcomed Iraq's accession to the transit agreement signed between Qatar, Iran and Turkey. 
Al-Ani said in a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart, Mawazine News, that "the visit of the Qatari delegation headed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, of the important and fundamental visits that Iraq is witnessing with most neighboring countries and the evidence of Iraq's openness to countries All the world trying to increase the volume of trade. " 
He explained that "the visit was under an agreement with the country side," pointing out that "the Qatari businessmen who attended the minister, met with Iraqi businessmen, and the meeting was fruitful in many areas."
He added that "the goal of the Ministry of Commerce to work partnerships between Qatari and Iraqi businessmen, aimed at raising the level of investment in Iraq because of the files of many investment," noting that "Iraq has recently emerged from a campaign in the fight against the terrorist organization and many cities have been damaged and therefore our main goal is Reconstruction of the affected cities as well as many activities. " 
"We have talked with the Qatari side about the link between the transit of Iraq and Qatar, as well as cooperation with Turkey, Iran and other neighboring countries," he said, adding that "one of the Ministry's objectives is that the visit and what it contains will establish long-standing partnerships between the two brotherly countries."
"The meeting was held under a previous agreement in Doha in which we stressed that the next meeting in Iraq to give a clear message to the world that Iraq is a safe country and can enter into partnerships, in addition to the development of investment in the country as long as there are laws covering this subject, Stressing that "the interaction and harmony of Iraqi and Qatari businessmen enhances confidence and ability to promote the reality of Iraq and the reality of investment and service reality in the country." 
For his part, Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari said during the conference that "the visit is the first of this size from the State of Qatar for a long time, but the presence was very important as the attendees from the Iraqi and Qatari sides were concerned with all sectors, infrastructure, industry, .
"We have discussed many things at the strategic level, including the transit agreement currently in place between Qatar, Turkey and Iran, and we welcome the accession of Iraq to the agreement," al-Kuwari said. 
He added that "the meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Trade, discussed the free trade agreement between the two countries," noting that "the Convention is very important and was in the Arab League but we need to activate it." 
He stressed Qatar's commitment to invest $ 1 billion to rebuild Iraq at the conference of donor countries held in Kuwait, pointing out that "there are several opportunities to invest in Iraq from the streets and ports and investments in infrastructure."
He pointed out that "there are three agreements signed between the private sectors of Iraq and Qatar and these agreements are important for partnership between the two countries." He pointed out that "the presence of Qatari investments in Iraq is not new, but Qatar has long been invested in the telecommunications sector through cooperation between Oredo and Asiacell As well as investment between Qatar Investment Bank and Mosul Bank. " 
He pointed out that "there are opportunities to expand the framework of the agreements," stressing that "there is very welcome from the Iraqi side at all levels, both the Prime Minister and the Presidency of the House of Representatives, all meetings were fruitful." 
"A Qatari delegation will visit Iraq soon to look at investment opportunities in Qatar because, as you know, Qatar is a promising investment environment," he said. 
A large Qatari trade delegation arrived Sunday morning headed by Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Mohammed al-Kuwari to Baghdad.

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"We have our interests with our neighbors and we have a strong will to open up

Political | 07:27 - 17/03/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Sunday during his meeting with Qatar's Minister of Commerce, Ali bin Ahmed al-Kurai, that Iraq's interests with its neighbors have a strong will to open up and cooperate with the State of Qatar in all fields. 
Abdul-Mahdi's office said in a statement received by Mawazine News that the latter received in his official office the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Qatar Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kurai and his accompanying delegation. 
"Iraq is a friend of all and a component of peace that serves the region, which is a forum of brothers and friends from all the countries and peoples of the world, and we will not return to the destructive policies of war," he said. 
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For his part, the Qatari minister conveyed "greetings of the Emir of Qatar and the Prime Minister of Qatar to the Prime Minister." 
He stressed that "Qatar and Iraq have great opportunities to work and exchange interests, and his country is determined to increase cooperation with Iraq and expand relations in the economic, trade, construction, investment and exchange of visits between businessmen and investors, expressing the desire to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, promote and protect investments between the two countries" .  
"The meeting was attended by Mr. Mohammed Hashim, Minister of Commerce, Sami Al-Araji, Chairman of the National Investment Authority, Ali Nasser Al-Khuwaildi, Chairman of the Communications and Information Authority, Ambassador Ismail Shafiq, Head of the Arab Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of Directors General and Counselors."
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Khalifa Bin Jassem Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser Al Thani, Member of the Businessmen Association, Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO of Oreido Group, Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Mannai, , Ahmed Ahn Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Hassan Fadalah Charge d'Affaires at the Qatar Embassy in Baghdad.

 

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Abdul Mahdi: Our interests with our neighbors and we have a strong will for openness and cooperation with Qatar

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Sunday, March 17, 2019, that Iraq's interests with its neighbors, stressing that Iraq has a strong will for openness and cooperation with the State of Qatar, while a visiting Qatari delegation to Baghdad expressed the desire to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq To exchange, encourage and protect investments between the two countries.

"The Prime Minister received in his official office today the Minister of Commerce and Industry in the State of Qatar, Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kurai, and the accompanying delegation," the media office of the prime minister said in a statement received by Al-Masala.

The office added that "Abdul Mahdi welcomed the Qatari delegation, and stressed that Iraq is a friend of all and a peace component serving the region, a forum of brothers and friends of all countries and peoples of the world, and will not return to the policies of destructive wars and consolidation.

"Our interests are with our neighbors and we have a strong will to open up and cooperate with the State of Qatar in all fields and to exchange interests in the economic, trade and investment fields and to strengthen the bonds of common relations to serve our two countries and peoples," the office quoted Abdul Mahdi as saying.

"The Qatari minister conveyed the greetings of the Emir of Qatar and the Prime Minister of Qatar to the Prime Minister and stressed that Qatar and Iraq have great opportunities to work and exchange interests. And investors ", expressing" the desire to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, promote and protect investments between the two countries. "

"The meeting was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser Al Thani, Member of the Businessmen Association, Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO of Oridu Group, and Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Mannai, Director of International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Hassan Al-Fadala, Charge d'affaires at the Qatar Embassy in Baghdad.

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The Iraqi-Qatari Economic Forum

Editorial date: 2019/3/17 12:52 • 324 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The activities of the Iraqi-Qatari economic forum began with the participation of a large number of Iraqi and Qatari businessmen. 
The forum was held at the Babylon Hotel.

A senior economic and trade delegation from Qatar arrived in Baghdad on Sunday morning under the chairmanship of Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Mohammed al-Kuwari

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Abdul Mahdi: We have a strong will to open up and cooperate with Qatar in all fields

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi Abdul Mahdi said on Sunday that Iraq has a strong will to open up and cooperate with Qatar in all fields, stressing that the country will not go back, especially with regard to the policy of axes. 
"The Prime Minister received at his official office today, Minister of Commerce and Industry in Qatar Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kurai, and the delegation accompanying him," Abdul Mahdi's office said in a statement. 
"Iraq is a friend of all and a peace element that serves the region, a forum of brothers and friends from all countries and peoples of the world," he said. 
He added that "our interests with our neighbors and we have a strong will to open and cooperate with the State of Qatar in all fields and the exchange of interests in economic, trade and investment and strengthen ties of common relations to serve our two countries and our peoples."
For his part, the Qatari minister said that "Qatar and Iraq have great opportunities to work and exchange interests and his country is determined to increase cooperation with Iraq and expand relations in the economic, trade, construction, investment and exchange of visits between businessmen and investors," expressing the "desire to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq To exchange, encourage and protect investments between the two countries. " Finished

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Qatar: The value of trade with Iraq amounted to 473 million riyals

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Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Chamber, said that the visit of the Qatari trade delegation to Iraq headed by Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Minister of Trade and Industry, reflects the deep brotherly relations between the two countries.

"The visit was successful and achieved its objectives of bringing business sectors closer together and emphasizing the need to move forward with the development of joint cooperation and push forward trade exchanges," Qatari media reported Monday (March 18th, 2019).

Khalifa bin Jassim said that the participation of Qatari businessmen and manufacturers in the visit represents an important opportunity to introduce Qatari industries, promote the Qatari product in Iraq and create partnerships between Qatari companies and their Iraqi counterparts to establish joint ventures that enhance bilateral cooperation and trade partnership.

Khalifa Bin Jassim said that bilateral trade with Iraq remains below the level of ambitions and potentials of the two brotherly countries, despite the remarkable growth in trade exchanges by 52% last year. The value of trade exchange in 2018 amounted to 473 million riyals Qatar, for 310 million riyals in 2017, "pointing out that" the most important Qatari imports from Iraq are vegetables and fruits and some electrical devices for telephone networks, while the most prominent exports of Qatar to Iraq are oil oils, organic detergents and cement materials and bags for packaging, Used in p Chemical lighters. (Dollar = 64.3 QR). "

He explained that "Qatar Chamber welcomes the Iraqi companies wishing to enter the Qatari market, pointing out that there are about 210 Qatari companies Iraqi joint work currently in the Qatari market."

It is noteworthy that the President of the Qatar Chamber was part of the delegation accompanying the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Qatar Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari during his visit to Iraq.

 

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