24 Qatari firms to take part in ‘Big 5’ trade event in Dubai

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DOHA

QDB’s Qatar Export Development Agency, Tasdeer, is pressing ahead with preparations for the upcoming international building and construction show, “Big 5”, in Dubai, UAE, according to a press release in Doha, on Monday.

The award-winning SME organisation recently held its third consecutive meeting with 24 Qatari companies who will represent Qatar at the exhibition in order to pave the way for showcasing the country’s full exporting potential to the world at Qatar’s 300 sqm Pavilion stationed in Zabeel Hall.

“Big 5” is slated to take place on November 5-8 at Dubai’s World Trade Centre and will see in attendance thousands of key industry players.

The show, which has been organised in Dubai for more than three decades, registered over 50,275 participants in 2011 with 33 national pavilions.

Tasdeer gave attendees an in-depth overview of the Big 5 programme which allows exhibitors ample opportunities for networking and expanding their business.

Mr Mansour Bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, QDB’s Chief Executive Officer said: “QDB is strongly committed to developing and promoting the local exporting capacity through continued support the domestic private sector.

Tasdeer aims at establishing solid exporting fundamentals which include adequate credit guarantees, risk mitigation and global business opportunities in addition to promoting the contribution of exports to Qatar’s economy in its entirety.” Executive Director of Qatar Export Development Agency Hassan Khalifa al Mansouri said: “Tasdeer adopts a comprehensive export-driver strategy and our presence at exhibition the caliber and scope of “Big 5” will certainly help connect our industry to the global exporting community and grow future international business possibilities.

This, in turn, will positively impact the role of local exports in growing and, more importantly, diversifying Qatar’s GDP.

“Therefore, we urge every participant to take this step very seriously and save no effort to present what our country and industry really has to offer.” Tasdeer’s export development and promotion services include developing Qatar export strategy for non-oil products, identifying products and target markets and providing trade information about foreign markets through tools like Trade Map and Market Access Map.

Other services include conducting market entry studies for target markets.

“Big 5” follows QDB’s resonating success in Orlando’s “Plastic Industry 2012” which took place in February of this year.

Doha Cables was established in order to help achieve Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and therefore are happy to be a part of Qatar Development Bank’s initiative Tasdeer which is in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and to have the chance to participate at this event, as it will not only promote but also facilitate our plans to expand into various export markets.

Doha Cables has already begun exporting to countries such as Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq and Turkmenistan.