The strategy aims to position Qatar as a global strategic hub for the private sector, making it the top choice for doing business, while its mission is to promote and support the Qatari private sector locally and globally, representing and defending its interests.
Sheikh Khalifa emphasised that the strategy is built on the following objectives: developing the business environment; supporting, and encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs; transforming the chamber into a global hub for communication and influence; advancing into a digital economy; establishing the chamber’s positive image by improving performance; and achieving financial sustainability.
To support SMEs, the strategy aims to establish a specialised department for feasibility and market studies, create an entrepreneurship development centre in co-operation with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and set up a dedicated body within the chamber to oversee innovation and SMEs.
Moreover, it includes developing an innovation index in collaboration with a specialised consultancy and launching a platform to explore investment opportunities, featuring government investment projects, international investment prospects, and funding-seeking ventures.
Through the strategy, the chamber aims to develop a business environment that attracts local and foreign investments by helping the government foster the economy, reviewing business-related laws and regulations, reinforcing the chamber’s role as a link between the government and the private sector, as well as promoting public-private partnerships (PPPs).
To transition into a digital economy, the strategy focuses on digitising all services and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for daily operations within the chamber. Further, it aims to establish a Qatari e-marketing platform that connects the Arab world with global markets and provides a reliable gateway to business, services, and consultations.
The strategy also aims to enhance the chamber’s image by improving its performance, which includes employing skilled Qatari professionals, implementing a new strategy for the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA), expanding the Research and Studies Department with additional expertise, and strengthening the Exhibitions Department to organise exhibitions and conferences. Furthermore, it focuses on developing the Training Department and establishing new divisions to facilitate the strategy’s implementation.
Through this strategy, the chamber aims to expand and organise its database and information, collaborate with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) to audit data when issuing commercial records, create a directory to classify companies by their type of activity, publish both electronic and printed directories, and organise virtual exhibitions featuring local and international companies.
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