Head of MNE RK held a number of bilateral meetings in Doha

On the margins of the XXI Doha Forum the Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alibek Kuantyrov met with the Minister of Trade and Industry of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al-Thani.

The parties noted the activation of bilateral cooperation over the past few years, and considered the prospects for further Kazakhstani-Qatar cooperation. In particular, they talked about strengthening trade, economic and investment cooperation.

The issues of increasing the volume of supplies of Kazakhstani goods to Qatar were discussed. Currently, a large number of domestic companies are expressing interest in exporting their goods to the Arab country's market. A project for the construction of a plant for deep grain processing in Akmola region is being developed.

The parties also discussed the possibility of developing joint projects with QatarEnergy's participation in the gas industry.

A. Kuantyrov also held a meeting with Qatari Finance Minister Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari. Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan emphasized that Kazakhstan provides various tax and customs benefits for foreign investors.

-Cooperation in the financial and investment spheres is an important element in the economic relations between our countries," -he said.

The parties discussed the implementation of agreements reached within the framework of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Qatar, including the launch of flights between Astana and Doha up to 7 times a week.

There was a separate discussion about the development of tourism. The interlocutors noted a significant increase in the mutual tourist flow between the two countries.

Within the framework of the meeting with the head of the Qatar Financial Centre Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida the issues of activation of Kazakhstan-Qatar cooperation between banking-financial and investment sectors using effective tools of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and the Qatar Financial Centre were considered.

-We are interested in cooperation with Kazakhstan on the development of Islamic financial instruments, - said Al-Jaida.