Members of the Qatari business community are slated to meet with their Portuguese counterparts during the “Real Estate Investments Meeting” from tomorrow at the Four Seasons Hotel Doha.
The two-day event, which starts at 9am, will serve as a platform to introduce Portugal to Qatar’s business entities. It is being held under the auspices of the embassy of Portugal and the Portuguese Business Council (PBC).
The PBC said it aims to raise bilateral relations between Portugal and Qatar, mainly in the economic and cultural fields, supporting entities from both countries.
“Today, Portugal is a top destination for investment, offering unique competitive advantages,” the PBC said.
According to the World Economic Forum and the World Bank, Portugal is the 38th “most competitive country” worldwide. The World Bank, in its ‘Doing Business 2016’, added that Portugal placed 23rd in the ‘ease of doing business’ rankings “Economic environment and investor confidence have been recovering, as a result of the internal programme aiming at correcting structural imbalances, and consequently improving competitiveness in order to stimulate economic growth in a sustainable track,” the PBC noted.
It added: “There is a new economic cycle, sustained growth, a strong new generation of start-ups, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial businesses, competitive grants and incentives, for innovation, R&D, and start-ups.”

Relations reviewed
Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Alexander V has met with  Qatar’s ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, Dr Mubarak Bin Kleifeng al-Hajeri. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them, in addition to issues of common interest.