Business & Money | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 1:40 pm |

GOIC Secretary General Mr. Abdulaziz Bin Hamad Al-Ageel received ambassadors of GCC countries and Yemen to the State of Qatar accompanied by His Excellency Ambassador Ibrahim Yousef Fakhro, Director of the Department of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar.

His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Bin Khamis Al-Mukhaini, Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Information and Studies, His Excellency Dr. Ali Hamed Al-Mulla, Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Projects and heads of departments at GOIC attended the meeting that was held yesterday at the headquarters of the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) in Doha, Qatar.

During the meeting, GOIC Secretary General delivered a presentation about the activities of the Organization. It included GOIC’s programs in the area of industrial studies and researches in GCC countries and Yemen and the Organization’s efforts to promote industrial development in these countries. Participants got to know more about GOIC’s programs, notably the Industrial Market Intelligence Portal (IMI), the GCC Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange Network (GSPX), the Training and Capacity Development Program (TCD), the Industrial Technical Assistance Program (ITA) for SMEs, the Manufacturing Investment Opportunities Program (MIOP) and the Industrial Studies and Policies Program (ISP).

The distinguished ambassadors had open discussions with HE the Secretary General on mechanisms to guarantee full support of the economies of GCC countries and Yemen, particularly in the industrial area in order to boost this vital sector in this region.

At the end of the meeting, HE Mr. Al-Ageel thanked the distinguished ambassadors for their visit to GOIC and expressed his deepest gratitude to His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, His Excellency the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and GCC and Yemen ministers of industry for their continuous and relentless support of GOIC’s activities. The Secretary General concluded by wishing to accomplish the desired objectives to support industrial activities and achieve industrial integration in GCC countries and Yemen.