Officials of the Qatari Businessmen Association, led by chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani, held a private meeting with Slovenian President Borut Pahor yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton here.
The meeting, held along the sidelines of “Opportunities in Slovenia and Qatar” organised by Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani, discussed ways to increase trade co-operation and improve bilateral relations between the two countries.
Pahor stressed that Slovenia would be a good investment destination for the Qatari market, which could take advantage of the country’s strategic position in Europe and strong relations with its neighbouring countries in the Eurozone.
“Slovenia is also one of the rare European countries that enjoyed a solid economic growth after the economic crises due to its export-driven economy with 75% of our exports benefit many Eurozone countries,” Pahor said.
Shiekh Faisal, meanwhile, expressed the interest of Qatari businessmen to explore the available investment opportunities in Slovenia and the possibility of establishing different projects in various sectors, especially in the tourism sector.
He also invited Slovenian businessmen to explore the business and investment opportunities available in different sectors of Qatar’s economy.
The sheikh also noted that there are several similarities between Qatar and Slovenia, which would constitute as a “solid basis for co-operation” that would allow companies in both countries to grow and develop.
Pahor also invited Sheikh Faisal to bring a Qatari business delegation to Slovenia to have “a closer look” at investment opportunities available in the country.

QC team attends
GCC-Tanzania
Investment forum

A delegation of Qatari businessmen has taken part at the “1st GCC-Tanzania Investment forum” that took place at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on January 15 and 16.
The delegation of Qatar Chamber (QC) at the forum was headed by Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Tuwar, QC’s vice-president, accompanied by Mohamed bin Ahmed al-Obaidly, board member and a number of other Qatari businessmen. QC also presented a memento to the Tanzanian Minister of Finance and her deputy.
Some 104 businesspersons from different GCC countries participated at the forum and discussed the investment potential in Tanzania and they studied the possibility of establishing a GCC investment company in Tanzania to further enhance business ties and transactions.
Bin Tuwar affirmed that investment opportunities in Tanzania are promising for GCC investors and Qatari investors in various field such as energy, construction and agriculture.
Similarly, al-Ubaidly pointed out that the form was highly successful in opening up mutual investment opportunities as businesspersons from GCC, Qatar and Tanzania were able to communicate directly and discuss areas of mutual interest, which he expected to be highly instrumental for more fruitful co-operation between the interested parties.
The two-day forum discussed some 34 projects at a diversity of fields that include health, tourism, industry, education, oil exploration, and agriculture among others.