Algerian Product Exhibition in Doha: Promising Partnerships Between Qatar and Algeria

The "Algerian Product" exhibition concluded its activities today at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The exhibition, under the patronage of the Algerian Ministry of Trade and Export Promotion and organized by Sexport Company – a subsidiary of SAFEX Group, brought together more than 150 Algerian companies from various sectors, including food industries, handicrafts, household and electrical appliances, and emerging enterprises, with the aim of promoting authentic Algerian products and enhancing prospects for economic and investment cooperation between Qatar and Algeria.

The exhibition witnessed a wide turnout of visitors, numbering between 15,000 and 25,000 people, where Algerian project owners had the opportunity to display their products and present them to the Qatari consumer, which contributed to achieving trade exchange and economic cooperation between Qatari and Algerian companies.

Strengthening Qatari-Algerian Economic Cooperation

The ceremony was inaugurated in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, along with Mr. Tayeb Zitouni, Algerian Minister of Trade, His Excellency Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatari Businessmen Association, and senior businessmen from both countries. Zitouni revealed that the number of major companies operating in the Algerian markets has reached 11 companies, the latest of which is Baladna for Dairy, which joined the Algerian market through a huge factory that will achieve the required boom in milk production in Algeria, pointing out that the Baladna project will contribute to providing Algeria with $1.5 billion US dollars for raw materials in milk production, which actually indicates the positive results that can be achieved for both countries if cooperation is raised to higher levels, which is also expected to be embodied in the Qatari-Algerian project in Gara Djebilet, which will constitute a new page for the bilateral partnership between Doha and Algeria, which sees Qatar as the first strategic option in the Middle East, the Gulf, and Asia.

An Economic Platform to Strengthen Relations

For his part, His Excellency Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatari Businessmen Association, stressed the great attractiveness of the Algerian markets for Qatari businessmen who are always looking to seize the opportunities offered by the Algerian markets in various sectors, describing the Algerian Products Exhibition and the Qatari-Algerian Economic Forum that launched today as an important and effective platform to strengthen Qatari-Algerian economic relations in the commercial and investment aspects.

His Excellency Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani clarified his statement by saying that this forum will play a major role in increasing the volume of Algerian exports to Doha by contributing to introducing the quality of goods coming from Algeria, in addition to working to establish new partnerships between Qatari businessmen and their counterparts from Algeria, whether through bilateral projects embodied in Doha, or others established in Algeria, which constitutes fertile ground for investments in a wide range of fields.

A Trend Towards New Partnerships

For his part, Mr. Kamal Moula, Chairman of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, stated that the Algerian Products Exhibition in Qatar came to confirm the development of relations between the two countries and the endeavor of both sides to achieve more partnerships and expand the scope of bilateral projects in the coming period to include all sectors, stressing the readiness of Qatari companies to embody these goals in the coming period, which prompted them to participate significantly in this exhibition, which includes more than 150 medium-sized companies operating in various fields.

Moula added that the goal of this large presence in Doha by Algerian companies is to increase the volume of Algerian exports to Doha, indicating the infinite quality of Algerian goods and their distinctive prices, which makes them able to compete in any market, in addition to discussing ways to establish new Qatari-Algerian projects in Doha or in Algeria, in line with the visions and plans of the two countries related to diversifying the sources of national economy income.

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