Kuwari highlights Qatar’s efforts to further open its economy to the world at Davos

Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Ali bin Ahmed al Kuwari took part in a session titled "Multilateral Strategic Visions: The Future of Policy-Linked Investment.” The session was held within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Addressing participants in the session, H.E said the gathering comes at a time of global economic uncertainties and challenges, noting that Qatar is also facing an illegal blockade that was imposed on the country since 2017.The siege, H.E said, was these progressive investment , trade and business policies are the answer to today’s challenges as Qatar pursues efforts to promote sustainable growth.The session brought together Mr. TawfikHammoud, CEO of the Boston Consulting Group, Mr. Mansour Ibrahim Al-Mahmoud, Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Investment Authority, Mr. Philippe Larrain, Chile’s Minister of Finance, Mr. Jose Vinals, Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank, and Mr. ShahmarMovsumov, Chief Executive Officer of Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund.H.E Minister of Commerce and Industry also participated in the Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders (IGWEL), which focused on the employment of new systems of cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa.This year’s edition of the World Economic Forum titled “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution” features 350 sessions and seminars. The forum discusses a number of key topics including geopolitics in a multipolar world, the future of the economy, industry systems and technology policy, risk resilience to promote systems thinking to radically improve the collective and integrated management of the key environmental systems, development of human capital and society and global institutional reform.Kuwari meets ministers and officialsHE Ali bin Ahmed al Kuwari held separate meetings with, Maxim Oreshkin, Russia’s Minister for Economic Development, Francis Gurry, DirectorGeneral of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and Arancha González, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC).He also met with CEOs of major international companies and financial institutions, including Mark Allen, Vice President of Boeing, Frédéric Oudéa, the CEO of French bank Société Générale, and Andrey Kostin, President and Chairman of Russia’s VTB Bank.The meetings took place on the sidelines of the minister's participation in the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos.Discussions touched on the promotion of bilateral relations as well as the development of joint cooperation, particularly in the fields of trade, investment and industry. Officials exchanged views on the topics featured in the Forum’s agenda.