QRDI Council signs MoU with German Mittelstand GCC Office| Gulf Times – Gulf Times

QRDI Council signs MoU with German Mittelstand GCC Office| Gulf Times – Gulf Times

The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum 2024 during ‘Innovation Day’ by Engineer Omar al-Ansari, QRDI Council secretary general, and Christian Tarik Schwippert, managing director at the German Mittelstand GCC Office, in the presence of German ambassador Lothar Freischlader and Saleh Majid al-Khulaifi, Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the German Federal Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) yesterday to enrich the economic and technological landscapes in both countries.The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum 2024 during ‘Innovation Day’ by Engineer Omar al-Ansari, QRDI Council secretary general, and Christian Tarik Schwippert, managing director at the German Mittelstand GCC Office, in the presence of German ambassador Lothar Freischlader and Saleh Majid al-Khulaifi, Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.Freischlader said, “I congratulate both BVMW and QRDI Council for this MoU. It will not only open new channels for German start-ups and SMEs to funding opportunities, but it will also strengthen Qatar’s leading role in innovation and scientific research in the region and further