DOHA: The Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB), H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, will address the opening ceremony of the Qatar Project-2013 (Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) event) slated to be held here in February. The Governor will speak on the initiatives of Qatar government to support the required projects and long term economy goal, Al Sharq reported.
The four-day conference will start from February 17, 2012. The wave of new projects to be awarded will be comprehensively discussed at the Qatar Projects 2013 conference organised by MEED Events and supported by the Ministry of Business and Trade.
Highlights of the premiere gathering of projects industry stakeholders from across the region include announcements of new tenders, bidding and awards, which are expected to reach $30bn a year from 2013- 2014; as well as a comprehensive discussion of the solutions to the massive challenges currently faced by project owners, developers and contractors in Doha.
DOHA: Qatar Exchange has announced that Tuesday (December 18, 2012) will be a holiday for the bourse on account of Qatar National Day. Trading will resume on Wednesday (December 19, 2012). QE wished all its investors, dealers, listed companies and brokerage firms a Happy National Day.
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