"Qatar is moving towards democracy. We soon will have an elected parliament. The national plan also seeks to ensure human rights for all members of the Qatari society," GSDP secretary general Dr Ibrahim Al Ibrahim told The Peninsula on the sidelines of the Qatar National Vision seminar which concluded here yesterday. He said, the national plan will incorporate strategies for addressing key economic challenges like inflation and diversification of the economy.
"Stresses from economic overheating and imbalances can manifest themselves in rapidly rising prices which, if persisting, will lead to financial vulnerabilities, deterioration in the quality of public services, low and stagnant labour productivity, deterioration in project quality and completion, environmental damage and widening social cleavages and tensions. For these reasons, Qatar must develop at a pace that is consistent with the realistic expectations of sustainable improvements in livelihoods and in the quality of life," states the QNV 2030.
Through the national plan, Qatar also wants to improve the quality of its foreign labour force, rather than reducing their number, said Al Ibrahim. “The foreign work force in the country is dominated by unskilled people, which is not in the best interests of the country and its people,” he added.
