The Qatar Chamber has held two strategic meetings in Lisbon with the Arab Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIAP) and the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP), to explore and strengthen cooperation, investment, and trade opportunities between Qatar and Portugal.
The meetings were held on the sidelines of Qatar Chamber’s participation in the Second Session of the Qatari Portuguese Joint Commission on Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation, which took place in Lisbon.
Second Vice-Chairman of Qatar Chamber Rashid bin Hamad Al Athba met separately with Interim President of the CCIAP Rui Gomes da Silva, and Director of External Relations and Foreign Markets at AICEP Francisca Lucena e Valle.
During these meetings, both sides discussed trade and economic cooperation between Qatar and Portugal, as well as the private sector’s role in developing and strengthening these relations. They also reviewed the investment climate in both countries and explored available opportunities, while encouraging the Qatari and Portuguese business communities to establish joint ventures and projects in both the State of Qatar and the Portuguese Republic.
Rashid Al Athba praised the bilateral relations between Qatar and Portugal across various fields, particularly trade and investment, noting that trade exchange between the two countries reached about $115 million (QR 418 million) in 2024. He stressed the mutual desire of both sides to raise the level of bilateral trade to even higher figures.
Al Athba also called on Portuguese companies to invest in Qatar, which he described as a leading global hub for business and investment. He highlighted Qatar’s world-class infrastructure, its attractive and supportive business environment, as well as a set of progressive economic legislations that encourage and protect investment.
