The State has been keen on ensuring that about 50% of the exhibits in major retail outlets are Qatari products, according to HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Qassim al-Thani.
The minister delivered the statement when he inaugurated the activities of ‘National Product Week’, organised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in collaboration with Qatar Development Bank (QDB), on Sunday at the MoCI headquarters in Lusail city. The initiative will run until March 19.
Held under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, the event was attended by Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) Chairman HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani; Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani; Civil Service and Government Development Bureau President HE Abdulaziz bin Nasser al-Khalifa; Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari, and Qatar Airways Group CEO and Qatar Tourism Chairman HE Akbar al-Baker.
In his speech, the minister described ‘National Product Week’ as “an additional building block” to the many achievements that have contributed to supporting Qatari products.
“It also represents the culmination of a long process of success, starting at the brainstorming phase, followed by production and then market access, in addition to going through the stages of development, training, and continuous supervision aimed at raising the efficiency and ability of national companies to win supply deals and tenders,” he explained.
He stressed that work has been done to raise the level of access to national goods and products to the largest number of sales outlets in the country.
“This is being achieved by directing the allocation of about 50% of the exhibits for Qatari products, in addition to meeting and co-ordinating with more than 30 governmental and semi-governmental agencies to motivate them in giving priority to national products and increase their purchases in this field,” he said.
The minister lauded the continuous co-operation with the relevant authorities and partners that have contributed to the success of the initiative, especially QDB, which has launched several pioneering initiatives, such as the virtual platform for co-ordination meetings, ‘Meet Your Manufacturer’, which was launched last year as the “first virtual platform-of-its-kind” to support Qatari companies and introduce buyers to local manufacturers.
He said about 190 companies were registered on the platform, and the value of the contracts signed amounted to over QR63mn. QDB also organised four successful editions of the Government Procurement and Contracting Conference and Exhibition (Moushtarayat) since 2016, which secured deals with a total value of QR3.042bn, he also said.
Moreover, HE Sheikh Mohamed said an initiative to promote the buying of national products was organised in three distinct editions, which were held in “extraordinary circumstances” and “under great challenges.”
He underlined the efforts to enhance co-operation with other government agencies and bodies, such as Kahramaa, which presented during the event an integrated procurement plan for the next five years, in addition to close co-operation with Katara Hospitality with which the value of local contracts amounted to about QR21.3mn last year.
The minister said co-ordination was made with Qatar Airways by concluding several procurement contracts with national companies since 2019. The value of contracts last year amounted to about QR100mn, which were offered to national companies specialising in the food and beverage industry.
On a related level, HE Sheikh Mohamed noted the keenness to enhance continuous co-operation and co-ordination with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) in implementing many other initiatives aimed at accelerating the localisation of supply chains.
He said MoCI is encouraging national industrial institutions to increase their productivity, in line with the Second National Development Strategy 2018-2022 and the Qatar National Manufacturing Strategy, hence the launch of the joint framework contracts initiative, in co-operation with the Ministry of Finance and Hamad Medical Corporation.
“In this regard, the initiative primarily covered the pharmaceutical and medical equipment sector, and its scope will be expanded to include other sectors, in co-ordination with the concerned authorities,” HE Sheikh Mohamed said.
The minister delivered the statement when he inaugurated the activities of ‘National Product Week’, organised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in collaboration with Qatar Development Bank (QDB), on Sunday at the MoCI headquarters in Lusail city. The initiative will run until March 19.
Held under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, the event was attended by Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) Chairman HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani; Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani; Civil Service and Government Development Bureau President HE Abdulaziz bin Nasser al-Khalifa; Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari, and Qatar Airways Group CEO and Qatar Tourism Chairman HE Akbar al-Baker.
In his speech, the minister described ‘National Product Week’ as “an additional building block” to the many achievements that have contributed to supporting Qatari products.
“It also represents the culmination of a long process of success, starting at the brainstorming phase, followed by production and then market access, in addition to going through the stages of development, training, and continuous supervision aimed at raising the efficiency and ability of national companies to win supply deals and tenders,” he explained.
He stressed that work has been done to raise the level of access to national goods and products to the largest number of sales outlets in the country.
“This is being achieved by directing the allocation of about 50% of the exhibits for Qatari products, in addition to meeting and co-ordinating with more than 30 governmental and semi-governmental agencies to motivate them in giving priority to national products and increase their purchases in this field,” he said.
The minister lauded the continuous co-operation with the relevant authorities and partners that have contributed to the success of the initiative, especially QDB, which has launched several pioneering initiatives, such as the virtual platform for co-ordination meetings, ‘Meet Your Manufacturer’, which was launched last year as the “first virtual platform-of-its-kind” to support Qatari companies and introduce buyers to local manufacturers.
He said about 190 companies were registered on the platform, and the value of the contracts signed amounted to over QR63mn. QDB also organised four successful editions of the Government Procurement and Contracting Conference and Exhibition (Moushtarayat) since 2016, which secured deals with a total value of QR3.042bn, he also said.
Moreover, HE Sheikh Mohamed said an initiative to promote the buying of national products was organised in three distinct editions, which were held in “extraordinary circumstances” and “under great challenges.”
He underlined the efforts to enhance co-operation with other government agencies and bodies, such as Kahramaa, which presented during the event an integrated procurement plan for the next five years, in addition to close co-operation with Katara Hospitality with which the value of local contracts amounted to about QR21.3mn last year.
The minister said co-ordination was made with Qatar Airways by concluding several procurement contracts with national companies since 2019. The value of contracts last year amounted to about QR100mn, which were offered to national companies specialising in the food and beverage industry.
On a related level, HE Sheikh Mohamed noted the keenness to enhance continuous co-operation and co-ordination with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) in implementing many other initiatives aimed at accelerating the localisation of supply chains.
He said MoCI is encouraging national industrial institutions to increase their productivity, in line with the Second National Development Strategy 2018-2022 and the Qatar National Manufacturing Strategy, hence the launch of the joint framework contracts initiative, in co-operation with the Ministry of Finance and Hamad Medical Corporation.
“In this regard, the initiative primarily covered the pharmaceutical and medical equipment sector, and its scope will be expanded to include other sectors, in co-ordination with the concerned authorities,” HE Sheikh Mohamed said.
