Qatari officials have been busy with bilateral trade and transport talks with officials from across the MENA region and beyond on the sidelines of Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum. Among the highlights:

  • Qatari Transport Minister Jassim Al-Sulaitidiscussed with Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority head Osama Rabie different ways of boosting cooperation in harbors and maritime transportation;
  • Al Sulaiti also met with Georgia’s Economy andSustainable Development Minister Levan Davitashvili to discussstrengthening cooperation on transport and boosting economic cooperation;
  • Qatari Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed bin Jassim Al Thanidiscussed with Zanzibar’s President, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, strengthening bilateral cooperation on transport and energy;
  • Al Thani met withKazakhstani Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov to increase the volume of bilateral trade by increasing exports of 60 commodities worth USD 243 mn from Kazakhstan to Qatar;
  • Qatari Commerce and Industry Minister Mohamed bin Qassem Al Thanidiscussed enhancing cooperation with the African Continental FreeTrade Area (AfCFTA) with AfCFTA Secretary General Wamkele Mene;

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