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Katara Hospitality's $1Bn Swiss Hotel Project Completed BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 More alive than ever: Neymar INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-5, 20 COMMENT 18, 19 New shipping service REGION 6 BUSINESS 1–7, 12-16 aft er scoring to boost trade between 21,993.71 9,191.73 47.49 ARAB WORLD 6 CLASSIFIED 8-12 +135.39 -13.49 -1.33 INTERNATIONAL 7–17 SPORTS 1–8 Qatar and Pakistan debut +0.62% -0.15% -2.72% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10546 August 15, 2017 Dhul-Qa’da 23, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets Libyan delegation Qatar likely to In brief export pharma products by ‘18 QATAR | Offi cial Emir congratulates By Peter Alagos into the country’s poultry sector. Business Reporter “A Qatari company is also going to Pakistan president on invest in Pakistan’s food industry to Independence Day secure the maximum quantity of poul- His Highness the Emir Sheikh atar is expected to export phar- try for Qatar. Two Pakistani fi rms spe- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and maceutical products to Europe, cialising in the food stuff industry also His Highness the Deputy Emir QAfrica, and other parts of the received orders from private companies Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan yesterday with a delegation comprising GCC by next year as preparations are in Qatar,” Tufail pointed out. al-Thani yesterday sent cables members of Al Bunyan Al Marsous forces in Libya, who called upon the Emir to greet him on the occasion of their visit to the underway for the establishment of two The signing of the agreements would of congratulations to Pakistan country. Page 2 manufacturing facilities here, an offi - position Qatar as a regional manufac- President Mamnoon Hussain on cial said. turing hub in various sectors aside from his country ’s Independence Day Two agreements have already been the pharmaceutical industry. anniversary. HE the Prime Minister signed between Qatari fi rms and Pa- Mohamed bin Ahmed al-Obaidly, and Interior Minister Sheikh kistani pharmaceutical companies, Qatar Chamber board member and Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa according to Federation of Pakistan chairman of the Committee on Agri- al-Thani also sent a similar cable of Chambers of Commerce & Industry culture and Environment, said: “The congratulations to Pakistan Prime president Zubair F Tufail, who accom- chamber wants to see Qatar trans- Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. panied a 12-member delegation from form into a regional business hub Pages 3, 15 Katara Hospitality’s Pakistan. considering the modern facilities and “Part of our delegation is a Pakistani infrastructure in the country, which QATAR | Diplomacy company called Martin Dow, which has is why we are trying to attract major four companies in Pakistan and two investors.” Emir sends message plants in France. They were invited by He added: “We look forward to see- to El Salvador leader the Ministry of Public Health to estab- ing Qatari and Pakistani private sector His Highness the Emir Sheikh $1bn Swiss hotel lish a manufacturing plant here. players forge stronger ties and provide Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has “They are now going to form the added value to the growth in trade ex- sent a written message to El company in Qatar and they plan to change between the two countries. Salvador President Salvador manufacture pharmaceutical products “We are very much free to export Sanchez Ceren, pertaining to here in a year’s time,” Tufail told Gulf anywhere in the world despite the po- bilateral relations and means of Times on the sidelines of the fi rst Qa- litical situation; I think we have to look boosting them. The message was project completed tar-Pakistan Business Council meeting after our national companies and how received by El Salvador Foreign held at Qatar Chamber yesterday. they can grow and expand. There are Minister Hugo Martnez during a Qatar hospitality sector metschwand Lift and the Cliff Path city and the resort. Tufail also said Pakistani companies a lot of opportunities and we have to meeting with Qatar embassy’s defies blockade, focuses have been operating for some time The train will operate every 90 min- in the food industry were also invited use the advantage of having a strong acting charge d’aff aires Ahmed bin while Waldhotel – Health and Medical utes between the early morning and their Qatari counterparts to venture economy.” Mohamed al-Horr. on global expansion Excellence will open this fall season. midnight. A brand-new shuttle boat However, the grand opening of the will come into service in spring 2018 QATAR | Reaction he opening of the $1bn Bur- new Burgenstock Resort will take place to coincide with the Burgenstock Re- Paris crash, Burkina genstock Resort Lake Lucerne, in spring 2018. sort’s grand opening, which will run TSwitzerland, by the end of this The recruitment process for the every hour between the resort and Lu- attack condemned month will set a new global hospital- resort is in full swing with more than cerne. Qatar yesterday condemned the ity benchmark for Katara Hospitality, 200 staff already under contract and With its environmental-friendly deliberate car crash in east of Qatar’s leading global hotel owner, de- hiring process is underway. approaches to energy generation, con- Paris that targeted customers veloper and operator. The Burgenstock Resort offi cials ex- struction and logistics, the resort’s of a restaurant, killing a girl and The car-free resort, which is part of pressed confi dence that they will have sustainability concept represents a injuring several others. The Foreign Burgenstock Selection headquartered 400 employees by the time it opens. It landmark in ecological thinking. Ministry said Qatar’s position is in Zug Switzerland, comprises four aims to hire around 800 people once A study by BAK Basel Economics firm in rejecting violence and three to fi ve-star superior hotels with fully operational. has indicated the Burgenstock Resort’s all criminal acts that terrorise 383 rooms and suites, a health and Katara Hospitality said public immense value creating potential: peaceful civilians. Qatar has also medical centre, 12 bars and restau- transport links will also commence once the resort is fully up and run- strongly condemned the attack on rants, 67 residence suites, a 10,000sq operations on August 28. The Lucerne ning, it could be contributing some a restaurant in Burkina Faso, which m Alpine spa and a wide range of lei- – Kehrsiten-Burgenstock shuttle boat CHF140mn to the Central Swiss econ- resulted in a number of deaths and sure pursuits. service and the completely rebuilt vin- omy in terms of gross value creation Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry president Zubair F Tufail injuries. The ministry expressed According to Katara Hospitality, tage-look Burgenstock Railway, which (resort: 100mn, suppliers: 40mn). It is receives a token of recognition from Qatar Chamber vice-chairman Mohamed bin Qatar’s condolences to the victims’ the Burgenstock Selection portfolio takes guests and visitors into the heart creating a total of 1,100 direct and in- Towar al-Kuwari after the first Qatar-Pakistan Business Council meeting held in Doha families and the two governments. consists of the Burgenstock Resort of the resort, will provide a direct and direct jobs, making it the second-larg- yesterday. PICTURE: Jayaram Lake Lucerne, the Schweizerhof Ho- highly entertaining link between the est employer in Canton Nidwalden. tel & Spa in Bern (99 rooms), and the Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa in Lausanne (196 rooms). Burgenstock Selection invested a total of 1bn Swiss francs in the region. ‘MedFood 2017’ expo next month Following nine years of planning and construction, the complex con- atar Chamber will organise medicine security in the State. struction work on the main part of the an exhibition for food and The exhibition aims to support the kilometre-plus long resort will be com- Qpharmaceutical industries national food industries, achieve more pleted on August 28, in addition to the in mid-September in co-operation self-suffi ciency and reduce depend- restoration of the resort’s 30-heritage with the Ministry of Energy and In- ence on food imports. protected and repurposed buildings. dustry. The event will also highlight invest- “Reservation inquiries regarding The fi rst edition of the food and ments in pharmaceuticals and medical residential events and conferences medicine “MedFood 2017” expo aims supplies, and will reveal initiatives for have been robust for months, and at introducing national products in the private sector to achieve drug se- there is a great deal of interest in the food and medicine and providing a curity. Residence Suites,” Katara Hospitality platform for presenting the most im- It will represent a motivation for said in a statement. portant companies and factories oper- businessmen to establish pharma- The Taverne 1879, Blockhaus, ating in these activities, thus contrib- ceutical factories and to promote the Spycher, the 9-hole golf course, Ham- The Burgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne. uting to the achievement of food and “Made in Qatar” logo. ‘Time to end siege driven by Saudi, Emirati hypocrisy’ Saudi Arabia and the UAE Qatari offi cial has said. pense, again, they have failed. ISIS schools. Saudi citizens also fi nance freedom of speech and press. “In 2014 cyber security services have identifi ed have failed to bring Qatar to Ambassador Mutlaq al-Qahtani, the “Instead, the anti-Qatar smear cam- a large number of the 50 groups desig- authorities arrested a man for plotting a the UAE as the perpetrator of the hack- its knees; failed to damage Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy on paign has put a spotlight on the shame- nated by the US Department of State as terrorist attack on a Formula One race- ing of Qatar News Agency, which set the Qatar’s reputation and Counter-terrorism and Mediation for ful history and unsavory practices of terrorist organisations.” track in Abu Dhabi.
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