Emir opens Qatar Economic Forum to focus on post-epidemic growth | Business and Economic News

The Emir of Qatar launched a three-day virtual event to discuss leadership and economic growth after the global pandemic.

The Emir of Qatar has officially opened the 2021 Qatar Economic Forum, which will focus on global leadership and strategies to support economic growth after the pandemic.

The three-day virtual event organized in cooperation with Bloomberg, with the slogan “Tomorrow’s New Vision”, will begin on Monday and will bring together more than 100 world leaders, diplomats, scholars and businessmen.

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said in his opening speech that the inaugural event “represents a springboard for a series of forums aimed at enriching the global economic dialogue and entering the next post-COVID-19 stage”.

Alsani said that while the country’s role in responding to the coronavirus pandemic is “indispensable,” it must also include the efforts of civil society and the business sector, and it must be coordinated on a global scale.

The Emir also called on world leaders to strengthen cooperation to achieve “a fair and comprehensive distribution of vaccines, which will pave the way for the establishment of a comprehensive global social and economic system in line with the global sustainable development goals for the well-being and the stability of our people.” “.

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Senegal, McKee Sar, and President of Armenia, Almen Sakisian Waiting for more than 100 speakers to participate in the forum, which was completely affected by the epidemic and held through video conferences.

The forum’s agenda covers six main themes, including exploring the “sustainable world” at the intersection of capitalism and climate and discussing the ability of investors to seek growth opportunities, which will help shape a more resilient global economy.

The conference will also invite more than 2,000 global elites composed of CEOs, inspirational figures and decision makers in the fields of finance, economy, investment, technology, energy, education, sports, climate, etc., to jointly look for opportunities, provide solutions and renew from the perspective of the Middle East Consider the global economic landscape.