1996 - 2021 SILVER JUBILEE YEAR US and other FIFA Arab Cup: economies to Mauritania, sees very strong Yemen set to economic fight for lone growth Group B spot Business | 13 Sport | 20 TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2021 12 DHUL-QA'DA - 1442 VOLUME 26 NUMBER 8661 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Amir calls for more global cooperation to beat pandemic, speed up vaccination LNG revenues will be used to enhance investments for the benefit of future generations The world has not yet We are all aware that the moved to a post-pandemic next stage will not be phase in the shadow of the easy economically and waves of renewed variants financially for any country. and mutations of the virus. I call upon the leaders of the We are confident that the world countries, especially the first edition of this forum major industrialized countries will constitute a qualitative for more cooperation, within the addition to the joint framework of the international efforts of our countries system, sharing the responsibility. and societies, and the cooperation between them The International Monetary Fund and the business sector, in indicated in its report issued facing various challenges in April 2021 that the global and building a better future economy will achieve a 6% for all of our peoples. growth in 2021. The State of Qatar has The adaptation of societies to the spared no effort in conditions of the pandemic has responding quickly to tackle led to a massive advancement in the serious repercussions digital technology. of the pandemic, as we have issued directives for The State of Qatar has taken great adopting a strategy based strides in fighting the pandemic on three main axes. by providing the necessary assistance to more than 80 We have adopted resilience countries and international and non-extremism in the organisations. opening and lockdown procedures. We have also directed to take all We have adopted a national necessary measures to mitigate vaccination program against We are investing in the economic consequences of the virus and the program has researches related to green, the pandemic and to provide an recently exceeded 2.8 million alternative and sustainable amount of QR75bn in support of doses. To date, approximately energy. the affected private sector. 65% of the population received the vaccine. QNA — DOHA Sarkissian, President of Armenia; and societies, and the cooper- issued in April 2021 that the society’s expectations of the State include the civil society and the H E Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime ation between them and the global economy will achieve a regarding public health policies, business sector, and must be Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Minister of the People’s Republic business sector, in facing various 6% growth in 2021 and 4.4% in the State’s relationship with the coordinated globally, the same Hamad Al Thani yesterday of Bangladesh; H E President challenges and building a better 2022. economy, and global cooperation applies to investing in research, evening delivered the opening Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President future for all of our peoples.” “This optimism is attributable in facing the challenges that cross predicting upcoming epidemics, address at the Qatar Economic of the Republic of Turkey; The Rt “Our meeting today comes to the relative recovery of a the States’ borders, nationalities and producing and distributing Forum Powered by Bloomberg, Hon Boris Johnson, Prime Min- while we are in the midst of a number of vital economic sectors and cultures, such as epidemics, vaccines. which is being held under the ister of the United Kingdom, confrontation with the COVID-19 during the current year as a result climate change, poverty and “These matters should not be patronage of His Highness, with Great Britain and Northern refugee issues. left to the Nation State alone, nor theme “New Perspectives for Ireland; H E Patrick Ashe, Prime Making vaccines against COVID-19 is “It has been proven once to the laws of the market and the Tomorrow”. Minister of Cote d’Ivoire; H E a commendable humanitarian effort, again that, firstly: It is una- international trade alone to reg- A global delegation of more Macky Sall, President of the voidable to address these ques- ulate them. It has been proven than 2,000 people including Republic of Senegal, in addition but racing and competition by some tions, as every major event like once again that theoretical chief executives, influential to more than 100 speakers from countries to obtain quantities that this reminds us of them, and sec- answers and sharp ideologies are voices, and decision-makers in around the world. exceed their needs will cripple the ondly: Sharp approaches don’t misleading.” the fields of finance, economics, H H the Amir said in his international efforts to control the necessarily provide real answers. H H the Amir said: “The State investment, technology, energy, speech: “I am pleased to welcome It has been proven, for example, of Qatar has spared no effort in education, sports and climate will all of you to Qatar Economic pandemic globally. that the role of the State is indis- responding quickly to tackle the also be participating in the forum Forum, which is held in cooper- pensable after many experts con- serious repercussions of the pan- which will close on June 23. ation with Bloomberg, and which sidered that it had withered away demic, as we have issued direc- A number of leaders and represents a springboard for a in the era of globalisation, as in tives for adopting a strategy Heads of States and govern- series of forums aimed at pandemic, which has posed a of the financial stimulus packages the case of the last financial crisis based on three main axes which ments will participate in the enriching the dialogue on the serious and unprecedented chal- introduced by many countries to during 2008 and 2009, it was are protecting all members of the virtual forum held on global economy and proceeding lenge to all humanity in all support their economies, driven found that the societies’ expec- society by strengthening the “Bloomberg live”, including to the next post-COVID-19 phase. spheres, including the economic by the evolvement of vaccination tations in the event of a pandemic medical sector; especially the H E Cyril Ramaphosa, President We are confident that the first field, where endless discussions campaigns around the world, are orientated towards the State, public health sector, providing of South Africa; H E Paul edition of this forum will con- took place about the fallacious despite the uneven distribution and that the role of the State is the necessary support to the Kagame, President of the stitute a qualitative addition to trade-off between people’s health of the vaccine. indispensable.” economy to reduce the negative Republic of Rwanda; H E Armen the joint efforts of our countries and economic health; and where "The adaptation of societies On the other hand, H H the impacts of the pandemic, and a blurriness overshadowed the to the conditions of the pandemic Amir said, it has been proven that contributing to the international expectations of international has led to a massive such challenges cannot be efforts against the virus by pro- We were keen to adopt a balanced institutions regarding the future advancement in digital tech- overcome by solely relying on the viding assistance to relevant economic policy by continuing to prospects of the global economy, nology, including providing efforts of the Nation State, as the countries and international expand the gas project in the North especially that the world has not online education and distance efforts of confrontation must organisations.” `P3 Field with the aim of increasing the yet moved to a post-pandemic working opportunities in an phase in the shadow of the waves unprecedented way. This will production of liquefied natural gas of renewed variants and muta- undoubtedly have an impact on We have also supported non-oil output by 40% by the year 2026 and tions of the virus that underlined post-pandemic economies as sectors whose contribution to the GDP the revenues of this increase will be a state of uncertainty,” well,” H H the Amir said. exceeded 61% at constant prices in used to enhance our investments for H H the Amir said. H H the Amir said that the 2020, we took an approach to develop Despite this, H H the Amir pandemic has re-posed major the benefit of future generations. said, the International Monetary questions concerning the relation environment-friendly industries. Fund indicated in its report of modern societies to nature, the 02 HOME TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2021 Shura Council approves number of draft laws QNA — DOHA community of the two reports, the Council appreciates the recommended the amendment The Shura Council held its efforts of the of some of their articles, and PRAYER regular weekly meeting State of Qatar decided to approve them in TIMINGS yesterday, under the chair- under the lead- their amended form and refer PRAYERPRAYRRAAAY TIMINGSMING manship of H E Speaker Ahmed ership of Amir H its recommendations regarding bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al H Sheikh Tamim them to the esteemed 03.15 am Mahmoud, via video conference bin Hamad Al government. FAJR at the Council’s headquarters. Thani, in com- The Council also reviewed SUNRISE 04.44 am At the beginning of the bating terrorism the report of the Public Services DHUHR 11.36 am meeting, the Council welcomed in all its forms and Utilities Committee on a ASR 02.58 pm the State of Qatar's hosting of the and draft law on the regulation of Office of the United Nations manifestations.