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Initial Operation at CT2 of Hamad Port to Begin in Dec 44.2% QDB, Kuwaiti Regragui national upbeat as Al fund hold Duhail take dialogue on Persepolis session in crucial tie Business | 01 Sport | 12 MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 4 SAFAR - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8387 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Enjoy Ooredoo’s fast 5G network Amir to participate in 75th session of UNGA Initial operation at CT2 of QNA — DOHA Hamad Port to begin in Dec Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is taking THE PENINSULA — DOHA part in the meetings of the Full operation of Phases 1 & 2 will start before the end of 2022, 75th session of the United The initial operation of Hamad taking the port’s capacity to three million TEUs per year. Nations General Assembly Port’s Container Terminal 2 and the High-Level meeting (CT2) is set to begin this The area of Phases 1 & 2 of Hamad Port’s CT2 is 380,000sqm to commemorate the 75th December for container and its quay is 624 metres long. anniversary of the United handling, announced the Nations, which will be held Ministry of Transport and Phase 1 of CT2 has been equipped with 3 STS quay cranes with at the UN headquarters in Communications, yesterday. advanced technology, including semi-automation and New York, the United States CT2 development consists of remote-control operations. of America, via videocon- four phases. Full operation of ference. Phase 1 & 2 will start before the end All materials used in the works of infrastructure, H H the Amir will deliver of 2022, taking the port’s capacity preparations and construction at CT2 are made in a speech at the High-Level to 3 million TEUs per year. Phases Qatar with universal specifications. meeting today (September 3 & 4 will be developed later to 21) and a speech at the raise the port’s operational opening of the 75th session capacity according to the local of the UN General Assembly market’s needs. tomorrow (September 22). Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti said: “Announcing the initial operation Qatar reiterates of CT2 is a new achievement to be MME provides more added to Hamad Port’s series of its firm position previous achievements, thus near completion confirms the “During developing CT2 boosting its huge potential, continuity of plans that aim to and its associated building and on Palestine issue than 450 services advanced utilities and modern develop and increase the port’s construction works, MoTC’s systems for increasing Qatar’s capacity, which is progressing vision has been implemented, QNA — DOHA QNA — DOHA exchange ideas, and opinions in trade with the world, in addition in full gear with no delay or which aims at supporting the the process of enhancing the to improving the country’s com- slowdown despite the reper- local manufacturing and The State of Qatar affirmed its Minister of Municipality and mechanisms used to improve the petitiveness by transforming it into cussions associated with the deploying latest technologies firm position on the Palestinian Environment H E Eng. Abdullah satisfaction of the beneficiaries a regional business hub with sus- COVID-19 pandemic, which that are based on environ- issue, which stipulates ending bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al of the internal and external tainable development for the affected several economies mental sustainability and clean the Israeli occupation and Subaie has said that the Ministry public, he explained. coming generations.” around the world directly and energy,” His Excellency said. establishing the State of is providing its services for H E the Minister of Munic- The fact that CT2 works indirectly, H E the Minister said. `P3 Palestine with Jerusalem as its citizens and residents, as well ipality and Environment capital within the framework as to the public and private reviewed a number of the Min- of international legitimacy and sectors through several access istry’s projects in the fields of relevant Security Council reso- points and in various sectors. urban planning affairs, munic- lutions while granting all Pales- H E the Minister said that ipalities, public services, agri- tinian refugees the right of there are over 450 services, culture, fisheries, environment, return, as that is what the State noting that necessity of uniting and shared services. of Qatar sees as the root and efforts to work as a single His Excellency the Minister sustainable solution to this system and not as separate pointed out that the use of tech- conflict, which has lasted for organisational units, to improve nology is considered one of the more than 70 years. work performance in the most significant advanced ways In a statement issued yes- services provided to the public. to implement the ministry’s terday, the Ministry of Foreign In his speech during the strategy and achieve its mission, Affairs said that it is regrettable opening of the First Annual vision, and goals, and it also con- to see some misleading media Planning Forum, which was tributes very effectively to devel- campaigns that try to mix up launched via video conferencing oping services and raising the issues and distort the image of yesterday with the participation level of service provided to the the State of Qatar at the of all sectors in the Ministry, H public and beneficiaries, to be expense of the brotherly Pal- E the Minister said that the accessible to all around the clock. estinian people and their legit- current stage calls for a trans- H E the Minister added that imate rights at this defining formation in the management as part of its concern for the moment in the history of the of the business that is done, public, the Ministry is keen to conflict. through good planning for the measure the satisfaction of ben- The statement indicated future, based on results to reach eficiaries by launching customer that the State of Qatar will the strategic objectives. satisfaction questionnaires in spare no effort in providing This annual forum is the first various sectors, and it also makes Foreign Minister meets GCC Secretary-General whatever support it can to of its kind to build effective com- internal questionnaires to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al alleviate the suffering of the munication channels between measure the satisfaction of the Thani met yesterday with Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) H E Dr. Nayef Palestinians until the Pales- the Ministry’s leaders to discuss internal public (employees) with tinian people obtain all their their ambitions in order enhance the services provided by the sup- Falah Al Hajraf, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, views were exchanged on legitimate rights. institutional effectiveness, porting departments. `P2 the GCC march and issues of common concern. Concept design Construction sector emerges as largest job creator in Qatar for Central Doha’s SACHIN KUMAR and skilled workers. the run-up to FIFA World Cup build airport, road network, skilled and highly skilled Phase 4 roads THE PENINSULA The construction sector is Qatar 2022, Qatari cities have Doha Metro, Qatar now has workers are well represented playing a significant role in undergone a massive change. world-class infrastructure. The in the labour market. The development ready Apart from helping in building poweringring Qatar’sQ economy. In With massive investment to demand for expatriate workers number of skilled and highly a robust infrastructure, the remained linked to the per- skilled workers reached IRFAN BUKHARI construction sector has also formance of a specific sector. 609,900 workers, which is THE PENINSULA emerged as the biggest job Increased activity and heavy around 30.5 percent of total creator in Qatar. The investment made the con- expatriate workers. The Ministry of Transport and construction sector has struction sector the largest job In coming years, the devel- Communications (MoTC) has attracted the highest number of The construction sector creator in the country. Other opment projects that are being completed concept design for expatriate workforce last year. absorbed the bulk of imported sectors such as real estate, implemented during the current Phase 4 of the Main Roads The construction sector labour, employing about 44.2 hotels, wholesale and retail trade period and planned for the Infrastructure Project in absorbed the bulk of imported percent of the total expatriate and manufacturing have played future, it is expected that the Central Doha. labour, employing about 44.2 44.2% workforce in 2019. their part in job creation. need for the unskilled and semi- The concept of the percent of the total expatriate According to the Planning skilled workforce will continue project which includes many workforce in 2019, according The rapid growth in Qatar’s economy in the past few and Statistics Authority, the to grow. new underpasses and to a report of the Planning and wholesale and retail trade In addition to the less- overhead bridges has been Statistics Authority. years has created job opportunities for thousands of sectors employed 12.6 percent skilled workforce, given that the sent to the Public Works Qatar’s population at the skilled and semi-skilled workers. workforce while real estate and Qatari economy is currently Authority (Ashghal) for end of 2019 reached about 2.8 According to the Planning and Statistics Authority, hotels and other accommo- moving along a trajectory with detailed design and million, of which the number of dation absorbed 8.8 percent of the goal of having a digital implementation. workforce in the country was the wholesale and retail trade sectors employed the workforce. The household economy based on knowledge, “Continuing the Ministry’s about 2.1 million. The expatriate 12.6 percent workforce. service sector employed 8.7 in particular with the current efforts to develop an inte- workforce accounts for about percent workforce while man- enactment of the country’s grated planning system for 94.9 percent of the total work- ufacturing absorbed 7.6 percent strategy to enhance the role of road network across the force, as per the Planning and workforce.
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