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Page 01 Oct 22.Indd 3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 19 QATAR SPORT | 24-25 UNDER SIEGE Oil investors jump TH Marquez pips Dovizioso back into fray as 140 to grab last-gasp pole market revives DAY at Phillip Island Sunday 22 October 2017 | 2 Safar 1439 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7322 | 2 Riyals Tamim Al Majd souvenirs Tillerson lauds Car insurance Kuwaiti mediation Washington QNA policies see S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised the role UKuwait played ‘to diplo- matically seek a resolution’ for the ongoing Gulf crisis, while US huge increase President Donald Trump lauded the Emir of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sachin Kumar Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al The Peninsula Sabah and his influential role in The value of written the Middle East region. atar’s insurance sec- premium grew by In statements reported by tor has exhibited an over 150 percent to Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) yes- impressive growth in QR13.45bn in 2016 terday, Tillerson hailed the Kuwaiti the past five years from QR5.3bn in 2012, mediation and its role in finding a Qwith value and diplomatic solution to the Gulf cri- according to the Ministry number of premiums growing sis. Tillerson also welcomed substantially. of Development Planning Kuwait’s recent commitments to The value of written pre- and Statistics data. The several of Trump’s regional prior- mium grew by over 150 percent number of insurance ities, including its response to to QR13.45bn in 2016 from Trump’s historic call for action to policies jumped by Customers buying Tamim Al Majd souvenirs at one of the shops in Souq Waqif. QR5.3bn in 2012, according to defeat the ISIS and prevent terror- around 55% to over 1 Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula Ministry of Development Plan- million in 2016 from ism and violent extremism, during ning and Statistics data. The the Riyadh Summit. number of insurance policies 707,840 in 2012. jumped by around 55 percent to over 1 million in 2016 from 707,840 in 2012. sector in coming years. However, When it comes to number cargo insurance share will Unesco: How Qatar took on the world...and nearly won of policies, Qatar insurance increase further with increase in market is dominated by car cargo movement helped by The Peninsula the world’s richest country per Qatari foreign minister lik- insurance. Out of the total 1 mil- opening of Hamad Port,” he said. capita. Among the various alle- ened this ludicrous demand lion policies, around 963,000 After the car insurance, o say that the Middle gations were that Qatar is to if China were to call for the policies were related to car cargo and fire and theft insur- East is a region of insta- funding terrorism. Having an UK to shut down BBC. insurance. ance are another major Tbility would be an amicable relationship with Iran Currently, no evidence has “Qatar is a car loving nation, contributors to Qatar insurance understatement. The ongo- seems to only make things surfaced to back up these so it natural to see car insur- industry. Number of car insur- ing violence in Syria & Iraq worse. claims. On the contrary, Qatar ance dominating the insurance ance policies have increased by receives heavy international The coalition includes has insisted, that along with industry but if you look at in 62 percent to 963,000 policies news coverage. Now though, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the the US, it has fought tirelessly terms of value of written pre- in 2016 from 593,868 policies it seems it’s perpetuated up United Arab Emirates and in the War On Terror. miums then cargo insurance is in 2012. Cargo insurance poli- through to the highest levels Bahrain. The coalition has It would make sense too, also a major category,” said a cies issued last year were 25,361 of diplomacy. called for the shutdown of Al seeing as the US military has senior official of insurance while policies for fire and theft Four months ago, a coali- Jazeera. A preposterous claim, a middle east headquarters at company. “Car insurance will were 9,863. tion of Arab nations abruptly as Al Jazeera is widely consid- the Qatari Al Udeid Airbase. H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz continue to play a dominating cut off all diplomatic ties with ered the only true bastion of role in country’s insurance → Continued on page 4 Qatar. Qatar is famous for being free press in the region. The → Continued on page 2 Al Kawari Driving licence ban on select QTA plans representative jobs temporary: Al Kharji “People who are concerned about their ineligibility to offices in India and Russia apply for driving licence, with the recent ban on some The Peninsula position to accelerate that job categories, have a news to cheer up as the General growth, and to increase the Directorate of Traffic has said that the ban was a temporary tepping up efforts to pro- number of markets covered by mote Qatar’s tourism offering our promotional efforts.” measure and will be lifted once infrastructure projects are Sinternationally, Qatar Tour- Last month, QTA set up rep- completed,” Brig Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, Director of the ism Authority (QTA) gathered resentative offices in China, with General Directorate of Traffic, told The Peninsula in a representatives of its global offices headquarters in Beijing, and with members of the local tour- supporting locations in Shang- two-part exclusive interview. → See page 3 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ism industry at the Tourism hai and Guangzhou. The opening Marketing Framework Summit. came as Qatar was officially At the event, QTA’s interna- awarded Approved Destination tional marketing strategists and Status (ADS), allowing it to members of the tourism sector at the World Tourism Day offi- receive tourists from China and discussed ways to expand the cial celebration in Qatar last to promote Qatar as a tourism Over 20 projects by Ashghal for presence of Qatar’s destination month, details a plan to generate destination within China. brand globally, and increase the global interest in the country and India, Russia and China are impact of international promo- an expansion of Qatar’s network among 80 countries whose tion campaigns, particularly as of tourism promotion offices. It nationals have been granted a Al Shamal and Ruwais under way the tourism industry begins also calls for close collaboration visa waiver by Qatar. This allows implementing the Next Chapter between QTA, Qatar Airways, and them to enter the country visa The Peninsula Sports Club, in presence of a including the project of Al of the Qatar National Tourism destination management com- free, provided they have a pass- number of directors and officials Shamal city’s health and well- Sector Strategy. panies in the country, to package port that is valid for a minimum he Public Works Author- of Ashghal and municipalities, ness center which contract for “We are building a solid products and events that deliver of 6 months, and a return or ity (Ashghal) is that the integrated plan of Ash- its construction was signed at platform in Asia from which we complete Qatar experiences for onward booking. Timplementing more than ghal includes 20 different the signed during the meeting can promote Qatar as a welcom- prospective visitors. Marketing Qatar internation- 20 projects to serve Al Shamal projects. the with Al Jaber Trading and ing, authentic and easily “Our efforts to achieve the ally entails close collaboration City and Ruwais. These projects, The projects include devel- Contracting Company with cost accessible destination,” said targets of the Next Chapter are between public and private sec- with a total budget of over opment of roads, infrastructure, of QR144 mn. Rashed AlQurese (pictured), already underway, and seek to tor partners, including hotels, QR2.2bn, will be completed in sewage and buildings in Al The contract was signed by Chief Marketing and Promotion build on everything we have tourism establishments and the 2022. Shamal city and Al Ruwais to the Chairman of the Public Officer of QTA. “Before the end achieved since 2014,” remarked national airline – Qatar Airways. Dr Saad bin Ahmed Al serve about 3,600 plots of land, Works Authority, Dr Saad Al of the year, we aim to establish Rashed AlQurese. “Thanks to the The quarterly summits allowed Mohannadi, Chairman of the including completed projects Mohannadi and Mohammed presence in India and Russia, foundations we have laid over QTA’s international teams to Public Works Authority revealed worth QR 1.4bn. Sultan Al Jaber, Chairman of Al which are both among the the past few years, from open- interact with their counterparts in a meeting, held with the com- Furthermore, the plan con- Jaber Group. world’s largest exporters of ing nine offices across the world in Qatar, while staying up to date munity leaders and residents of sist a number of new projects tourists,” he added. to launching 260 global cam- with the destination latest Al Shamal City at Al Shamal with value of QR850m, → Continued on page 2 The Next Chapter, launched paigns, we are in an ideal developments. 02 HOME SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 2017 More than 20 Ashghal projects for Minister attends ARADO session in Rabat Al Shamal & Ruwais under way Continued from page 1 of roads and infrastructure aim- Al Tamimi noted that the san- ing to rehabilitate the existing itation projects in Al Shamal city Commenting on the event local and interior roads with and Ruwais, includes construc- Dr Al Mohannadi thanked Al- length of 73km. tion of a sewage pumping station Shamal Municipality and all In addition to establishment with a capacity of 95 liters per concerned bodies for facilitat- of a new sewage network with second, and sewage treatment ing the meaningful meeting, length of 91 km and construc- plant of Al Shamal city.
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