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BUSINESS | 14 SPORT | 20 Georgieva QREC emerges as EU’s committed to candidate for Arabian racing: IMF head CEO Al Kaabi Sunday 4 August 2019 | 3 Dhul-Hijja 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7973 | 2 Riyals Prime Minister meets Airbus Chief Executive Officer Amir holds Five foreign firms telephone talk bid for Qatar’s with French President first solar project QNA DOHA THE PENINSULA The total capacity Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin DOHA Hamad Al Thani held a tele- of the solar power phone conversation yesterday Qatar General Electricity and project, coming up at evening with President Water Corporation (Kahramaa) Al Kharsa’a district on Emmanuel Macron of the has received five bids from an area of 10sqkm, friendly French Republic. international developers qual- During the phone call, they ified for the first solar power is estimated to be at reviewed bilateral relations and project in Qatar to produce elec- least 700MW. aspects of developing them in tricity by using photovoltaic Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday various fields, in addition to the technology, which was offered with the Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury. They reviewed areas of cooperation between most prominent regional and by the public-private part- received from companies and the two sides, especially in the field of aviation. international developments. nership system, where alliances from France, Japan, Kahramaa reviews and eval- South Korea and China, dem- uates technical, legal and onstrating the strength and commercial offers. attractiveness of the Qatari Over one million visit Qatar in June The West Doha Solar Power market and the interest of Plant project is being built near international companies in the IRFAN BUKHARI that 113,302 visitors belong to occupancy rate of hotels in In May this year, residents of the Al Kharsa’a district on an partnership. THE PENINSULA GCC countries; 76, 666 people Qatar. Overall occupancy rate in Qatar were enabled to invite area of 10sqkm. The total The project was offered by from other Arab countries; all star categories remained 65 their relatives and friends easily capacity of the solar power building and operation mech- Owing to various initiatives 21,052 from other African coun- percent in June this year. as the country further eased visa project is estimated to be at least anism for 25 years, then the taken by the Qatar National tries; 408,071 from other coun- The occupancy rate of 3-star processes as a part of the 700MW. assets were transferred to Kah- Tourism Council, a large number tries of Asia including Oceania; hotels topped the list showing 76 ‘Summer in Qatar’ programme Some 350MW will be con- ramaa according to the interna- of visitors from around the globe 338,692 from Europe and 95, percent occupancy rate followed which began on June 4 and will nected to the grid in the first tionally recognised BOOT are visiting Qatar and their 232 visitors came from by 2- and 1-star hotels (75 conclude on August 16. quarter of 2021, and commercial system. number crossed one million in Americas. percent); 4-star hotels (67 To facilitate visitors under operation will begin in the first The plant is part of the com- June this year. The ‘visitor-arrivals’ in Qatar percent) and 5-star hotels (61 the ‘Summer in Qatar’ pro- quarter of 2022. pany’s plans to reduce According to recently Monthly Statistics Bulletin percent). gramme, an electronic visitor Kahramaa has already dependence on fossil fuels, released figures by the Planning measures non-residents trav- The performance of hotel authorisation system was also qualified 16 of the world’s reduce carbon emissions and and Statistics Authority, as many elling to Qatar on a short-term apartments also remained prom- launched by the Ministry of leading companies to establish increase energy efficiency by as 1,053,015 people visited Qatar basis for all purposes. ising in June 2019 showing Interior and the Qatar National and develop solar power diversifying sources of elec- in June 2019. The statistics of the month overall 73 percent occupancy Tourism Council (QNTC) in June plants, where bids were tricity production. `P2 The official statistics reveal of June also indicate very good rate. this year. `P3 02 HOME SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019 PRAYER TIMINGS FAJR 03. 38 AM GAC holds seminar on ‘Import for Re-Export’ service SHOROOK 05. 02 AM THE PENINSULA DOHA ZUHR 11. 40 AM MAGHRIB 06. 20 PM ASR 03.08 PM ISHA 07. 50 PM The General Authority of Customs (GAC) has organised a seminar on “Import for Re-Export”, a service WEATHER TODAY provided by GACA to facilitate traders in some customs procedures and mech- anisms to pay customs duties imposed on imported goods. It was attended by a number of owners and representatives of import companies in the country. The service recently launched by the Authority is to give traders and companies the ability to import goods into the country without paying the set customs duties for a period of six months from the date of customs release, with the possibility of re-export the whole or part of the shipment if not sold within the country, in accordance with certain conditions and bank guarantees. In his opening speech, Sultan Al A session during the seminar organised by the General Authority of Customs on “Import for Re-Export” service. Nuaimi, Director of Customs Affairs at GAC, stressed the Authority’s keenness to provide the necessary customs facil- He referred to the Authority’s belief regional role in trade exchanges taking other details required .. Noting that all ities that serve the import and export in its role in contributing to the place across the Middle East and the the conditions for the use of this service operations with the aim of supporting achievement of sustainable economic Gulf region. are available on the website of the the needs of the domestic market and development of the State, through For his part, Khalifa Hassan Al Authority. o o enhancing the economic movement of cooperation and coordination between Hayal, from the Department of Exemp- He stressed that the GAC seeks 34 C 44 C the State. the State departments and the private tions and Outstanding Conditions of through these services to participate Minimum Maximum He noted that the import service sector. He said that the Authority is Fees in the Customs Affairs Department, actively in achieving Qatar National for the purpose of re-export was keen to implement best practices to presented a visual presentation on all Vision 2030 by encouraging local launched in order to ease the financial improve the work, customs systems aspects of the import service for re- industries and the adoption of customs Hot daytime with slight dust at some plac- burden on traders and companies oper- and procedures that contribute to export, identifying the service “import systems characterised by easy and es and some clouds. ating in the State of Qatar by post- enhancing the economic situation of for re-export, the most important rapid release and attract foreign com- poning the payment of customs duties the State of Qatar at the regional and objectives and conditions and controls panies to contribute to the service of HIGH TIDE 05:44 – 18:59 LOW TIDE 02:07 – 13:27 until the completion of the sale. global levels, and emphasising its and procedures for submission and the economy and investment. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department Shahry, Qatarna customers using Ooredoo App to get even more value THE PENINSULA a promotional code from the DOHA “Offers” section of the Ooredoo app. Once the code has been Ooredoo yesterday announced redeemed, customers can use it a promotion that gives Shahry in their Uber app and the dis- and Qatarna customers using count will apply to their next the Ooredoo App even more ride. value. Speaking about the new With the new promotion, all promotion, Manar Khalifa Al- Shahry and Qatarna customers Muraikhi – Director PR and Cor- will receive 35% discount on up porate Communications at to two Uber rides, up to a value Ooredoo – said: “Our tie-up of QR20 per ride. with Uber is a great way for us The representatives of AACE Qatar Section and Nigerian Quantity Surveyor Qatar during the agreement signing ceremony. Shahry 100, Shahry 150 and to offer additional value to our Shahry 200 customers will get customers and accessing the one promotional code per promotion via the app is quick AACE Qatar Section and NQSQ sign agreement month, valid to use only once, and easy, in line with our com- and Shahry 250 and all Qatarna mitment to complete digitali- THE PENINSULA ficial. AACE and NQSQ will each strategic collaboration for the AACE Qatar Section 2019-2020 (350, 500, 600 and 850) cus- sation and enhancing our cus- DOHA appoint a point of contact (POC) development of best practices in and Abraham Mooray Alhassan, tomers will get two promotional tomers’ digital lives.” Customers to explore these opportunities project/program management, chairman, NQSQ. codes per month, each one valid can sign up to a Shahry or AACE Qatar Section and Nigerian and propose the specific details estimating, budgeting, cost man- AACE Qatar Section is one of to use only once. Shahry and Qatarna pack at any of our Quantity Surveyor Qatar (NQSQ) on what each party will pursue agement, risk management, the most active sections of AACE Qatarna customers can redeem Ooredoo shops around town. signed a cooperative agreement and how the details associated earned value management, International. AACE Qatar recently. The agreement estab- with each should be handled claims management and dispute Section activities are managed lishes the framework for AACE According to the agreement resolution.