Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, Acting President of Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA), QSA will host in cooperation with The Secretariat General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf “The Experts Meeting on Developing National Accounts”. The will be opened at 9:00 Am on 14 April 2008 at Four Seasons Hotel, and will last for one day.

During this experts meeting Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar will present their experience in implementing System of National Account 1993 (SNA93) in the non-financial sector, which comprises Quarrying and Mining (Oil and Gas), Manufacturing, Wholesale and Retail Trade, Hotels and restaurants, Transport and communication and Personal Services activities.

This meeting aims to increase participants’ awareness in implementing SNA93 methodology, which KSA and Qatar experienced during the last few years, so other GCC countries can benefit from.

QSA will also hosts “The Seventh meeting of GCC National Accounts Directors Committee” on 15 April 2008 at Four Seasons Hotel, and will last for one day.
This meeting aims to identify obstacles and problems facing implementation of SNA93, and propose solutions for them.

Participants in the expert meeting will be National Accounts experts, while participants of the meeting will be directors of National Accounts Department at GCC Member States.