Qatar on right track towards building diversified, sustainable economy, says PSA president

Qatar on right track towards building diversified, sustainable economy, says PSA president

HE the President of the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) Dr Saleh Mohamed Salem al-Nabit said that Qatar is on the right path towards building a diversified and sustainable economy in order to achieve its Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.

In an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the occasion of the preparations for the third National Development Strategy, he said that the follow-up results of the implementation of the second National Development Strategy 2018-2022 show that there is a progress in carrying out most of the strategy’s initiatives and projects, with a focus on priority economic sectors.

He said that the contribution of the non-oil sector to the real GDP amounted to more than 60% in the second quarter of this year, accompanied by the development of the economic and logistical infrastructure, as the implementation stages of the Hamad Port and Hamad International Airport were completed according to this plan, in addition to the development of commercial ports in the country’s main cities and their services.

He stressed that the intensive use of advanced technology helps in achieving a progress in energy security, by increasing production capacities and diversifying their sources, as well as achieving progress in water security