Doha is to host the second annual Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg, between to 20-22 this month. The annual forum is set out to identify opportunities, present solutions and rethink the global economic landscape from a Middle Eastern perspective based on cooperation and economic openness to the countries of the world.
The forum’s hosting in Doha in post COVID-19 scenario will discuss opportunities, challenges and presents solutions for global economy emerging from suffocating blockade imposed due to the pandemic, the chances of a quick recovery are diminishing due to the emergence of new challenges like escalating inflation.
As well there are other subjects which draw on Qatar’s ability to link different continents with one another, as well as its position as a leader in transitional energy technologies and home to 2022 FIFA World Cup.
This is not the only economic forum being organised by the State of Qatar, as there are other forums being held for decades like the British Qatar Forum, established in 1992. The policy of Qatar based on cooperation and providing platforms for dialogue and understanding on its economic dimension is set to promote trade not only between Qatar and all countries of the world with strong desire to enhance mutual interests.
The second “Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg” which will be held under the patronage of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will convene heads of state and more than 500 business leaders to discuss ways to equalize the global economic recovery.
The forum is to provide top world economic influential and decision-makers with platform to spotlight solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges, including the misalignment between jobs of the future and the workforce of today; tangled supply chains; a looming debt crisis; and widening global inequalities.
The forum’s discussions are aimed at contributing to a clear roadmap for the next phase of global economic growth emerging from the economic downturn created by COVID-19, at the time hopes of a swift recovery of world economy seem misguided now under new challenges emerged because of some regional developments like the war in Ukraine and disruption of supply chains.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani stated that “The Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg is an opportunity for dialogue that supports our country’s strategic directive to produce impactful growth, whilst encouraging forward-looking economic cooperation, with a view to the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”
