A QCCI Delegation Meets Indian Businessmen Delegation

Doha, February 20 (QNA) -A delegation representing Qatar Chamber of Commerce And Industry (QCCI) held a meeting here on Wednesday with a 12-member delegation of CAPEXIL, an Indian business support organisation for promotion of export who are currently visiting Qatar. The meeting, attended by a number of Qatari businessmen and their Indian counterparts, aims at exchanging views on trade opportunities and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in numerous trading fields including sawn timber, garnet sand, illuminate and polished granite slabs, among other sectors. Remy Rowhani, the director general of QCCI said during the meeting that the Qatari market is so expanded enough to accommodate real partnerships with the Qatari businessmen in these vital sectors asserting meantime the complete preparedness of QCCI to provide ample support and help to narrow the gap and bring close together the views of the businessmen of the two countries. For his part, Sasi Kumar, the deputy chief of mission of the Indian Embassy to Qatar said that Qatar and India are closely connected with historical and strong relationship pointing out that the Indian community in Qatar is the biggest in number in Qatar noting as well that the volume of trade exchange between them scored $ 13 Billion in 2012. The Indian delegation arrived earlier in Doha on a three-day visit to Qatar to tap trade opportunities in the country. Led by CAPEXIL Deputy Director I Rajamannar, the group includes representatives from sawn timber, garnet sand, illuminate and polished granite slabs, among other sectors. It is worth to mention that CAPEXIL is non-profit making organization setup in March 1958 by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India to promote export of Chemical and Allied Products from India. The Indian embassy in Doha said the visit is being coordinated by it with the active support of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) and Indian Business and Professionals Network. The delegation is scheduled for interactions with local companies, aimed at expanding business in various sectors of mutual interest. Members of the business delegation will be available for a 'Buyer Seller Meet' on February 21, it said, adding that QCCI is organising a business event at its premises tomorrow. Bilateral trade between the two countries has been steadily increasing, crossing $ 13.7 billion in 2011-12. Both sides are actively engaged in further strengthening bilateral business cooperation, the embassy said. Capexil, formerly known as Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council, is one of India's oldest trade bodies with 4,000 members consisting of both SMEs and large corporate organisations, it said. This is the second consecutive year that Capexil is sending a delegation to Qatar with a view to realise the vast potential of expanding business with mutual benefit to both sides, it added. (QNA)