Antonio Marcegaglia |
DOHA
Antonio Marcegaglia, CEO and owner of Marcegaglia,
the leading Italian industrial group in the steel
sector will meet Qatar’s Minister of State
for International Cooperation HE Dr Khalid bin
Mohammad al Attiyah on Wednesday.
The meeting is an important part
of the prominent businessmen’s two-day
itinerary in Doha, which is focused on forging
new business ties and interaction with representatives
of the local business community and the main
political figures of Qatar.
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Speaking to Qatar Tribune ahead of the visit, Marcegaglia said
that his group believed that Qatar
would become one of the most important engines of
growth in this part of the world.
“With this visit, we aim to enlarge our presence
in Qatar and extend it to other businesses, apart
from the building sector in which we already have our
presence.
Our aim is to expand into the petro-chemical and manufacturing
sector,” he added.
Marcegaglia also met top Qatari businessmen, members
of the QBA and board members of the QCCI on Tuesday.
Italian Ambassador to Qatar HE Andrea Ferrari and
representatives from a number of Italian companies
in Qatar, such as ENI, Finmeccanica, Snam Gas and Cimolai,
also attended the event.
The Italian group, which has been present in Qatar
since 2007 with its branch Marcegaglia
Gulf has operations
across the world with 50 manufacturing plants in Italy,
UK, Poland, Russia, China, US and Brazil.
“We chose Qatar in 2007, at a time when many
other business operators were making a beeline for
Dubai because we thought that the country’s economy
had all the features of solidity and stability and
a pragmatic and forward-looking political class committed
to development ,”Marcegaglia explained.
“This was why we selected Qatar as our hub for
direct investment in the Middle East,” he added.
In the three years that Marcegaglia has been active
in Qatar, the group has taken part in a number of infrastructural
projects such as Ras Laffan project and many others
and is planning to expand its activities in 2010.
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 Antonio
Marcegaglia, Operation Qatar
source:
qatar-tribune.com
 Italian group plans to expand business in Qatar
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