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Singapore Business Council in Qatar to foster closer ties

Published: 06 May 2018 - 08:59 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 04:31 pm
The officials at the launch of the Singapore Business Council in Qatar.

The officials at the launch of the Singapore Business Council in Qatar.

The Peninsula

DOHA: The Singapore Business Council in Qatar (SBCQ) was launched on May 1 at the Singapore Embassy under the patronage of the Singapore Ambassador to Qatar, Jai S Sohan.  

The SBCQ aims to foster closer relationship between business communities in Singapore and Qatar as well as promote and develop mutual investments and bilateral trade opportunities of both countries. The SBCQ will also provide guidelines and support to interested business parties seeking to explore opportunities in Qatar and Singapore. 

The SBCQ is organised under the patronage of the Singapore Embassy in Qatar and registered in the Qatar Financial Centre as a non-profit business council. All office bearers are Singaporean volunteers currently working in the business sector in Qatar. 

The post of president is held by Joseph Abraham, CEO of Commercial Bank Qatar and Vice-President by Susanna Toi, Chief Business Officer of Taleb Group. This launch of the SBCQ follows the visit of the Singapore Foreign Minister, Vivien Balakrishnan, to Qatar last week and reflects the importance of Qatar to the Singapore Government and Business Community.