The Secretary-General of the Federation of Gulf Chambers, Saud Al-Meshari, referred to “the impact of the Corona pandemic and the vision of the union to confront it through the cooperation of the public and private sectors in the GCC countries,” pointing to “the importance of the incentive packages provided by the governments of the GCC countries to support the Gulf private sector to confront and limit the effects of this pandemic, in addition to the many and important initiatives launched by the Gulf Chambers of Commerce in light of the Corona pandemic until now.
Al-Meshari affirmed in an interview with Oman News Agency, that “the priority for the future plans of the General Secretariat is Gulf food security, the customs union, foreign investments, the role of the private sector as a strategic partner for the public sector, and the importance of carefully returning after lifting the ban and how the Gulf private sector can contribute to achieving a safe return without violating the health and safety of the citizen," explaining that "the efforts of the Federation of Gulf Chambers included the issuance of an integrated report on the repercussions of Corona on the Gulf private sector that included the Federation's vision of how to address the pandemic and the most affected parties, while presenting many important recommendations to mitigate the impact of this epidemic. Numerous meetings related to its restructuring and strategy within the Federation’s development plan during the next phase to play its role in a broader and comprehensive manner in representing the Gulf private sector to achieve its vision of strengthening and accelerating the pace of economic integration among the GCC states, leading to their economic unity.
Source (Al-Arab Newspaper-London Newspaper, Edited)
