Peter Alagos

Hotels in Qatar are currently preparing to provide decent accommodations for the millions of fans who are expected to visit the country in time for the staging of the FIFA World Cup 2022, a top official of Qatar Chamber has said.

Qatar’s investments in Turkey stood at $22bn last year, an official of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) stated during the "Qatari-Turkish Business Forum" hosted virtually by Qatar Chamber Tuesday.

Around 1,500 companies from Qatar and Turkey participated in the virtual edition of the ‘Qatari-Turkish Business Forum’ held yesterday to discuss ways of establishing trade and investment alliances.

A South Korean company specialising in genome editing has announced plans to initiate the development of treatments for genetic diseases in Qatar with local collaboration.

Women in business have continued to excel in their respective fields despite the challenges that arose at the onset of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and during the quarantine period, a top official of a Doha-based Qatari company said.

Qatar will rise further in Turkey’s export ranking and Turkish exports “will increase exponentially” not only in the furniture sector, but also in the paper-cardboard and wood and wooden products sectors

Turkey continues to witness growth in its furniture exports to Qatar, which stood at $85mn in 2019, according to Shedu Consulting & International Trade, which organised a four-day virtual event showcasing Turkey’s furniture and forestry sector.

Since taking centre stage at the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic, more “distance startups” like e-Commerce and delivery services are expected to maintain the lead in the post Covid-19 era..