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10-12-2018

HE Iraq’s Minister of Trade Mohammed Hashim Abdulmajeed Al A’ani stressed that the bilateral relations between Iraq and Qatar will witness further progress, following the return of the meetings of the Qatari-Iraqi high committee.

During a meeting between Qatar Chamber and a delegation of Iraqi businessmen, HE the minister called on Qatari businessmen and investors to identify the investment opportunities available in Iraq.

The Iraqi Minister of Trade added that the holding of joint meetings and activate communication between businessmen and investors will help in identifying the investment opportunities available.

The two sides discussed the prospects of economic and trade cooperation and investment opportunities in the most important sectors. They also discussed the possibility of establishing a joint Iraqi-Qatari company for investment and projects in Qatar and Iraq, in the presence of a number of Iraqi government officials and representatives of official bodies concerned with investing in Iraq.

Qatar Chamber First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar said that Qatar’s private sector representatives consider the holding of the meeting of the Qatari-Iraqi high committee in Doha, as a great opportunity to strengthen the cooperation relations between the two countries in various fields, in addition to, opening new horizons for cooperation between Qatari and Iraqi businessmen, and contributing to the establishment of joint companies and investments in both countries.

DEC 12, 2018

The Qatar International Center for Conciliation & Arbitration (QICCA) held a seminar under the theme “Management of Construction Projects and Contracts” in cooperation with ASTAD Consultancy and Project Management in Doha on Tuesday.

Addressing the seminar, QICCA Board Member for International Relations Thani bin Ali al Thani said the accumulated experience of personnel who are working in projects management and monitoring the accuracy of executing engineering works are a result of the good project management until it is completed and delivered to the owner.

He noted that Qatar’s ambitious visions and plans for providing its citizens a high-standard projects and achievement is also a result of the sound management of projects.

Thani said many projects are in the final stages such are Doha Metro and stadia that will host the 2022 World Cup, terming them as luminous pearls in the march of Qatar.

Astad’s Contract Specialist Paul Mallon said the purpose of contract management is to assure delivery of a project within required cost, time and quality.

He said the process starts from the commencement of the contract to completion of the project, affirming that clarity is necessary to assign the obligations of the parties; client and contractor.

Regarding claims and escalations, Mallon said they occur due to many reasons including errors in contract documents, different site conditions, non-compliance to contractual obligations, failure to correctly administer the contract and seeking compensation for increase costs and loss.

December 13 2018

Qatar Chamber and the Palestine Trade Council (Paltrade) signed yesterday an agreement to strengthen Qatar-Palestine private sector co-operation and to promote partnerships between companies from both countries.

The MoU signing was led by Qatar Chamber first vice chairman Mohamed bin Towar al-Kuwari and Paltrade president Arafat Asfour, who led a delegation representing nine Palestinian companies specialising in food and agriculture.

“Qatar is keen to help Palestine by providing finance to social, economic, and health projects especially in the Gaza strip. Qatar has established many infrastructure and residential projects, as well as many projects in agriculture and construction that created thousands of job opportunities,” said al-Kuwari, addressing the meeting, which included Palestinian ambassador Mounir Ghannam and Qatar Chamber board member Mohamed al-Obaidli.

Al-Kuwari said both sides signed many MoUs and agreements to enhance co-operation in various fields. He noted that there is a large Palestinian community living in Qatar and is contributing to the country’s development.

Asfour said Qatar-Palestine annual trade exchange stood at $30mn, and expressed hope that the meeting would help in establishing trade alliances and partnerships between Qatari and Palestinian companies.

“Palestinian products are of high quality and at reasonable prices. The council aims to promote these products and deepen co-operation between Palestinian companies and their international counterparts,” he added.

Ghannam, who congratulated Qatar’s leadership and the people ahead of the National Day celebrations on December 18, thanked Qatar for its continuous support for Palestine.

On the sidelines of the meeting, a small expo was held to highlight the products of the nine companies present. The products included dates, olive oil, herbs, and other agricultural products.

12-12-2018

Qatar Chamber participates in the Qatari-Argentinian round table organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in presence of HE Minister of Commerce and Industry in the state of Qatar Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari and HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship in the Argentine Republic Jorge Faurie.

HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry pointed out that the trade volume between the two countries has witnessed a growth of 62 percent. He expressed hope to benefit from the bilateral agreements between the two countries to establish joint investment projects in many sectors.

His Excellency also called for exploring new and innovative areas of cooperation between the two sides that would enhance trade and investment exchange, praising the results achieved during the convention of the joint Qatari-Argentine Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in 2017.

For his part, HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentine Republic praised the remarkable development witnessed in the trade and investment relations between the two countries and the efforts exerted by the two sides to strengthen bilateral cooperation mechanisms. He called on Qatari businessmen and investors to benefit from the investment opportunities available in Argentina in many sectors including food production, agriculture and smart systems.

First Vice-Chairman of Qatar Chamber Mohammed bin Ahmed Twar, said that he Qatari business sector looks forward to enhancing trade and investment cooperation with the Argentine side, especially in the sectors that distinguish Argentina as agriculture, sports, industry and others.

Qatar’s non-oil exports registered strong growth during November 2018 with the combined value reaching at QR2.244 bn, recording an increase of 13.3 percent year-on-year compared to QR1.981 bn recorded in October 2018 and compared to QR 1.800 billion for the corresponding month last year recording growth percentage of 24.7%.

The monthly report of the Qatar Chamber on foreign trade for the private sector, prepared by the Department of Research, Studies and Management of Member Affairs said that 2962 certificates of origin were issued during last November, including 2,876 issued documented while 86 issued online. They include 2.701 general model certificates, 103 unified certificates for the GCC countries (industrial) and 1 livestock, 134 unified Arab certificates of origin and 23 certificates of origin for preferences.

The report pointed to the trend of non-oil exports to 67 countries during November 2018 compared to (61) countries during October, with (13) Arab countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and (15) European countries including Turkey and (20) Asian countries except for the Arab countries and (13) African countries except for the Arab countries and five North and South American countries, as well as Australia.

According to the report, Oman topped the list of non-oil exporting countries in November 2018 with a total exports of QR525.97 m, representing (23.4 percent) of the total value of non-oil exports during the month, followed by Netherlands with total exports of QR 342.808 m (15.3 percent). In third place was UK with QR211.863m (9.4 percent) and Singapore QR157.597m (7.02 percent).

China ranked fifth with exports amounting to QR143.509m (6.4 percent) of the total value of non-oil exports in November 2018.

Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, India and Turkey came in different values and percentages respectively, where the first ten countries accounted for 86.05 percent of total non-oil exports in the said month.

On the other hand, the Group of European countries including Turkey topped the blocs and the economic groups receiving the Qatari non-oil exports during November 2018 with total exports amounting to about QR882.56m, then the group of Asian countries excluding Arab countries with exports worth about QR 663.96m.

The GCC countries Oman and Kuwait came in the third place with total exports amounting to QR558.345m , followed by the group of Arab countries, excluding the GCC countries with total value of exports amounting to about QR 64.717m , followed by the African countries excluding Arab countries, North America, South American countries and Australia with varying values.

Qatar Chamber has organised an array of activities to celebrate the country’s National Day in the presence of the Director-General Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi and all staff.

The building of the chamber  has been decorated with Qatar’s flags and slogan of this year ceremony.

On that occasion, QC Chairman Shekih Khalifa bin Jaasim Al Thani expressed his congratulations to Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Qatari people on the occasion.

The National Day, he said, represents an opportunity to unite around the wise leadership that has been working for more growth and progress of Qatar and has been following the same path initiated by the Founder to further promote the pride and dignity, complete the building of the State of Qatar on a strong, civilised and modern basis to uphold the principles of truth and justice and support the oppressed.

It is also a national opportunity during which we reminder Qatar’s achievements at all levels, he added.

The QC chairman pointed out that the Qatari economy is not affected by the siege. Rather, it has grown at all sectors, especially in the non-oil sectors which have significantly developed thanks to the diversification plans under the Wise Leadership.

Sheikh Khalifa said that the Chamber has attained a number of important achievements during 2018 and has continued its pioneering role to serve and protect the private sector, adding it organised more than 170 events ranging from conferences, seminars and meetings, received 52 international trade delegations, and organised 7 foreign visits for Qatari businessmen to a number of countries in the world.

Outlining the achievements of the Chamber in 2018, he said it held new elections for the QC Board of Directors for the sixth session 2018-2023.

The current year witnessed the QC’s accession to the World ATA Carnet Council (WATAC) and the Chamber joined International Certificate of Origin (CO) Accreditation Chain at the International Chamber of Commerce. He noted that the QC also continued its cooperation with all ministries and authorities concerned in the State to overcome all obstacles facing the private sector and solve all the problems facing its employees, and organised a number of meetings and seminars with these authorities to discuss issues and matters of interest to the private sector.

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Course Language: (English)
Course Price: QAR 2,950.00

You’ll identify what “Effective Manager” looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out? Then you’ll dig into the four critical behaviours that make a manager great and learn how to adjust your own behaviour to be the leader your team needs. You’ll learn the major tools that should be a part of every manager’s repertoire, how to use them, and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive, non-disruptive way.

As a manager looking to make a difference in your workplace effectively, and influence your team in positive way, and looking to solve those problems that you have not found a solution for it

In this course you will learn and apply for several knowledge and techniques which should improve your skills and experience “Productive and Effective Manager”

Course Objectives:

• Understand how our emotions, mind-set, values and beliefs impacts on our behaviour and performance.
• Understand the process of how we learn, and what genuinely motivates and engages people in the workplace.
• Better at reading people and more flexible in your approach
• More confident and finessed with your existing skill set
• More able to motivate direct reports
• Better able to develop and get the best out of people
• A better leader and influencer

Target Audience:

• Any Manager who is having minimum two years of experience.

Course Contents:

• Leadership Principals
• Transformational Leadership
• Understand your team’s strengths, weaknesses, and goals in a meaningful way
• Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong
• Motivate your people to continuous improvement
• Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills
• Your Inner Innovator
• Room for Improvement
• Lobby for Change
• Encourage Growth
• Create Mutual Respect
• The Importance of Trust
• Encourage the Heart
• Share Rewards
• Celebrate Accomplishments
• Make Celebrations Part of Your Culture
• The Principles of Influence
• The Art of Persuasion
• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Establish the Goal
• SMART Goals
• The Expectancy Theory
• Helping Others Set Goals
• Examine Current Reality
• Explore the Options
• Establish the Wrap Up
• The importance of trust:
• What is Trust?
• How to Build a Trusting Relationship
• Trust & Coaching
• Achieving the Goal
• Record the Achievements

Program Phases:

• Phase 1: ARE YOU READY?

Challenging capabilities and simulating real cases through training and coaching environment to engage our learners’ talents to the real updated world.

• Phase 2: ENGAGE

This program provides an opportunity for practitioners and learners to focus on leadership in the information professions from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The program employs theoretical concepts and models, coupled with case studies based on the experiences of leaders within the profession to understand how to develop leadership potential in oneself and others.

• Phase 3: APPLY

When the program classroom experience ends, participants can apply and sustain their learning by using the following ongoing support:

Optional, fee-based learning, coaching & support, such as extended coaching engagements, additional Learning packages & custom initiatives to connect individual development to organizational needs.

Facilities &Terms:

• Program leader from operations department.
• Enrolment can be done 2 days ahead the course start date.
• All learners should attend at least 80% of course total hours to gain the certificates.
• Participating and discussing are necessary to achieve the maximum training benefit.
• Pre-assessment will be applied at the beginning of the training

Post- assessment will be provided along with the attendance certificate after the completion date

Course Duration: (6 Days/4 hours/day)
Course Language: (English)
Course Price: QAR 2,950.00

You’ll identify what “Effective Manager” looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out? Then you’ll dig into the four critical behaviours that make a manager great and learn how to adjust your own behaviour to be the leader your team needs. You’ll learn the major tools that should be a part of every manager’s repertoire, how to use them, and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive, non-disruptive way.

As a manager looking to make a difference in your workplace effectively, and influence your team in positive way, and looking to solve those problems that you have not found a solution for it

In this course you will learn and apply for several knowledge and techniques which should improve your skills and experience “Productive and Effective Manager”

Course Objectives:

• Understand how our emotions, mind-set, values and beliefs impacts on our behaviour and performance.
• Understand the process of how we learn, and what genuinely motivates and engages people in the workplace.
• Better at reading people and more flexible in your approach
• More confident and finessed with your existing skill set
• More able to motivate direct reports
• Better able to develop and get the best out of people
• A better leader and influencer

Target Audience:

• Any Manager who is having minimum two years of experience.

Course Contents:

• Leadership Principals
• Transformational Leadership
• Understand your team’s strengths, weaknesses, and goals in a meaningful way
• Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong
• Motivate your people to continuous improvement
• Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills
• Your Inner Innovator
• Room for Improvement
• Lobby for Change
• Encourage Growth
• Create Mutual Respect
• The Importance of Trust
• Encourage the Heart
• Share Rewards
• Celebrate Accomplishments
• Make Celebrations Part of Your Culture
• The Principles of Influence
• The Art of Persuasion
• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Establish the Goal
• SMART Goals
• The Expectancy Theory
• Helping Others Set Goals
• Examine Current Reality
• Explore the Options
• Establish the Wrap Up
• The importance of trust:
• What is Trust?
• How to Build a Trusting Relationship
• Trust & Coaching
• Achieving the Goal
• Record the Achievements

Program Phases:

• Phase 1: ARE YOU READY?

Challenging capabilities and simulating real cases through training and coaching environment to engage our learners’ talents to the real updated world.

• Phase 2: ENGAGE

This program provides an opportunity for practitioners and learners to focus on leadership in the information professions from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The program employs theoretical concepts and models, coupled with case studies based on the experiences of leaders within the profession to understand how to develop leadership potential in oneself and others.

• Phase 3: APPLY

When the program classroom experience ends, participants can apply and sustain their learning by using the following ongoing support:

Optional, fee-based learning, coaching & support, such as extended coaching engagements, additional Learning packages & custom initiatives to connect individual development to organizational needs.

Facilities &Terms:

• Program leader from operations department.
• Enrolment can be done 2 days ahead the course start date.
• All learners should attend at least 80% of course total hours to gain the certificates.
• Participating and discussing are necessary to achieve the maximum training benefit.
• Pre-assessment will be applied at the beginning of the training

Post- assessment will be provided along with the attendance certificate after the completion date

23/12/2018

Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a ‘Food Safety Summit’ in cooperation with Act Masters Centre.

Over 60 participants attended the event, including leaders and stakeholders from the government, academics, members from hospitality and food industry, food retailers, processors, distributors, manufacturers and other food safety professionals.

The conference aimed to review the educational and informational needs of the entire food industry.
It also aimed to deliver problem-solving sessions in order to elevate food safety programme and address emerging food safety issues. It provided a forum for the discussion of food safety issues and an opportunity for professional growth, networking and educational enrichment.

It was designed for professionals in the fields of public health, agriculture, dairy, education, food service and others interested in promoting food safety.

It covered areas of the food and beverage business platform where major players in the hotel and food industry, foodservice operators, regulators and academia met to exchange ideas and suggest solutions and share best practices to achieve food safety and drive consumer confidence globally.
The summit was an excellent forum to gain knowledge about the latest trends, developments and issues in food safety. The chamber was awarded by the Centre a certificate of appreciation for its support for the event.

30/12/2018

Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani met with the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) HE Yousef bin Mohammed al Othman Fakhro, in Doha on Sunday.
The meeting reviewed to enhance cooperation between the two sides, activate a joint committee and hold regular meetings to address all issues and problems facing the private sector.

Yousef affirmed the ministry’s keenness on meeting with the chamber and businessmen to know their views and opinions. He underscored the role of joint committee in reviewing and finding solutions for all issues raised by the businessmen.

Sheikh Khalifa hailed the minister’s efforts to boost cooperation between both institutions for the development of private sector.

He stressed the chamber’s keenness to continue liaison with MADLSA to review all private sector-related issues.
The meeting was attended by MADLSA’s Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs Mohammed Hassan al Obaidli, QC Vice Chairmen Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Tawar al Kuwari and Rashid bin Hamad al Ethba.

QC’s board of directors Ali bin Abdul Latif al Misnad, Mohammed bin Ahmed al Obaidli, Khalid al Hajri, Mohammed Jowhar al Mohammed and Abdulrahman Abdul Jalil Abdul Ghani were present at the meeting.

QC Director-General Saleh bin Hamad al Sharqi and Assistant Director-General for Government and International Relations Ali Bu Sherbak al Mansouri also attended the meeting.