1,815 products are made in Qatar: Ministry of Commerce launches National Product Week
Published: 25 February 2025
Retail outlets record a 75 percent increase in sales of national products
NT Bureau / QNA
Doha
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) on Sunday launched the “National Product Week” to raise awareness of the importance of national industries and encourage consumers to support nation-al products, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
According to officials, recent years have seen a noticeable growth in the number of national products and factories, with the number of national products increasing from 1,727 in 2023 to 1,814 in 2024, ar-riving at 1,815 products thus far this year.
In his speech on this occasion, Assistant Undersecretary for Industrial Affairs and Business Develop-ment at MOCI, Saleh Majid Al Khulaifi said that “National Product Week” is one of the significant initia-tives to support national industry, as it highlights the quality of Qatari products and enhances their competitiveness in local and regional markets.
Al Khulaifi said that “National Product Week” serves as an occasion to enhance cooperation between the public and private sectors, as it allows local companies to showcase their products and highlight their competitive potential. He added that the occasion underscores the achievements made in vari-ous industries, strengthening the national economy and increasing the competitiveness of local prod-ucts, especially in the manufacturing sector.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Industrial Affairs and Business Development at MOCI said that through its manufacturing industries strategy, the ministry is implementing 15 major initiatives, which include more than 60 developmental projects, aiming to improve the efficiency of the industrial sector and increase investment in it.
Director of the National Product Competitiveness Support Department at MOCI, Dr. Mohamad Ahmad Al Sayed stated that through this initiative, the ministry seeks to enhance the ability of local companies and manufacturer to compete, which contributes to achieving economic sustainability.
He pointed out that the initiative has achieved positive results in recent years, with retail outlets re-cording a 75 percent increase in sales of national products during the previous edition.
Dr. Al Sayed added that MOCI launched a National Product web page on the ministry’s website, allow-ing local factories to request obtaining the Qatari Product logo, a symbol of consumer trust, enhancing the position of local products in the market. The page also provides a platform to file complaints relat-ed to harmful international trade practices and industrial constraints, thus, creating a fair, competitive environment that promotes national production sustainability.
Dr. Al Sayed noted that the industrial sector also witnessed growth in terms of the number of facto-ries, from 58 factories in 2023 to reach a total of 929 factories, followed by an additional 64 factories in 2024, bringing the total to 993 factories, with one additional factory registered this year, bringing the total number to 994 factories.
Attended by several government body and private sector representatives, the launching ceremony featured a presentation about the national product, in addition to specialized workshops, including one on combating harmful trade practices presented by MOCI and a project development services workshop by Qatar Development Bank.
Through this event, MOCI continues its efforts to support and empower the private sector, build trust in the national product, and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to grow and expand in both local and global markets.
