A business delegation including senior officials from government entities, constituted bodies and private companies travelled with the president to visit to the State of Qatar at the invitation of the Amir of the State of Qatar, H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. World Aviation Group was one of the companies accompanying the President and Foreign Minister Tonio Borg alongside Malta Enterprise chairman Alan Camilleri, Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry internationalisation official Peter Grima, GRTU director general Vince Farrugia. World Aviation Group was keen to introduce Malta and the Group as an ideal opportunity for investments and international co-operation, whilst strengthening ties already in place in the Middle East. Qatar is one of the smaller states within the Gulf Cooperation Council but is one of the world's fastest growing economies. Boasting the second largest gas reserves in the world, the state is a key strategic energy supplier to major countries. In recent years, the government has worked to diversify income resources and developing its economic infrastructure in which over $130 billion will be invested over the next few years. Oil and gas exploration projects were expanded and numerous incentives to foreign organisations were offered in this sector.
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