09/10/2023
Qatar’s investment in Türkiye has exceed $20 billion, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat has said, voicing expectation that the bilateral trade volume will increase further with the agreements the two countries signed recently.
To date, some 220 Qatari companies have undertaken important projects in Türkiye, while 727 Turkish companies are doing business in Qatar, said Bolat, speaking at the launch of the Trade Delegation program in Doha.
“With the coordination of our Ministry and the organization of the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TİM), we brought together 60 exporters who represented our country in the Trade Delegation program held in Qatar,” the minister said.
The Trade Delegation program will pave the way for new business connections between the countries, further increase mutual investments in various sectors, and contribute to joint ventures between Turkish and Qatari companies in third countries, Bolat added.
The minister recalled that the two countries recently inked trade agreements, which, he said, will help boost bilateral investments and the trade volume from the current $2.3 billion.
Bolat also attended the opening of the Turkish pavilion at the EXPO 2023 Doha.