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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - King of Qatar

 

1)  His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country, has pardoned a number of prisoners in a high royal order, on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan.

2)  His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior chaired the regular meeting held by the Council this evening through video communication technology.

Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani - PM of Qatar

After the meeting, His Excellency Dr. Issa bin Saad Al-Jafali Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, stated the following:

At the beginning of the meeting, the council raised the highest verses of congratulations and blessings to the shrine of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country, "may God protect him" on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan, asking God Almighty to return it to His Highness with good health and happiness, and to our dear country and its honorable people And those who reside on its land with greater goodness, prosperity and development under the wise leadership of His Highness, and the Arab and Islamic nations shall have security, peace and stability.

In view of the current conditions in the country as a result of the second wave of the (Covid-19) pandemic, and in implementation of the noble directives of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country, "may God protect him", by supporting and providing financial and economic incentives to the private sector and mitigating the economic consequences of the pandemic, it was adopted The Cabinet has additional support packages for the sectors affected by the closures resulting from the precautionary measures to deal with the spread of (Covid-19), as follows:

1- Exemption from electricity and water fees for closed sectors until the end of September 2021.

2- Extending the National Guarantees Program at Qatar Development Bank until the end of September 2021.

3- Extending the interest exemption period for an additional year for the National Guarantees Program to become two years without interest, in addition to two years of payment with interest that does not exceed the Qatar Central Bank rate + 2%.

4- Raising the limits of financing salaries and wages for closed sectors to 15 million riyals for a single personal card, while retaining the rest of the relevant terms and conditions.

5- Qatar Central Bank continues to support the liquidity of local banks as needed.