The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism HE Zayed Rashid Al Zayani recently chaired an extraordinary virtual meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade Cooperation Committee to discuss the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Council concerning commerce.

The meeting was attended by GCC Secretary General Dr Nayef bin Falah Al Hajraf and Ministers of Commerce in GCC states, as well as MoICT Acting Undersecretary Eman Ahmed Al Dosari, Assistant Undersecretary for Local and Foreign Trade Shaikh Hamad bin Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development Director Shaikha Abdullah Al Fadhel and Acting Director of Foreign Trade and Industrial Property Rana Ahmed Al Ahmed.

In the meeting, a number of issues were highlighted, such as the endorsement of the amended law for consumer protection in GCC countries, the amended patent law of GCC countries, and the affirmation of the Supreme Council of the importance to continue supporting SMEs, in addition to several topics of mutual interest.​