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East African businesses adopt new technologies to enhance service delivery Shares Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) in the East African region are embracing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software technologies. This move is in a bid to improve service provision to businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a two-day training by the East African Business Council (EABC) in partnership with GIZ- Business Scouts for Development and the Federation of German Industries (BDI), on using a CRM software set to improve the capacity of BMOs in processing data and communicating effectively with members of the business community. Speaking during the opening session of the training, EABC CEO Dr. Peter Mathuki urged East African companies to adopt digital business models to improve business resilience and continuity amid the pandemic. “COVID-19 has brought forth opportunities in e-commerce, which have significantly scaled down the cost of doing business b ....
Hamad Port’s cargo handling soars with start of Container Terminal 2 14 Jan 2021 - 8:54 Irfan Bukhari | The Peninsula Within days after inauguration of its initial operations, Container Terminal 2 (CT2) at Hamad Port has started receiving container ships. Yesterday both Container Terminal 1 and Container Terminal 2 received two vessels each and this new development will increase cargo handling capacity of Hamad Port. “QTerminals welcomed four vessels at CT1 and CT2 at Hamad Port. A full house! The discharging and loading of the containers was carried out safely, efficiently and effectively, as always,” QTerminals announced in a tweet. The first ship had arrived at CT2 of Hamad Port in August last year which was loaded with the first shipment of the rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) for vertical container transportation. ....
Today, Acting DHS Secretary Chad F. Wolf met with His Highness (H.H.) Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and His Excellency (H.E.) Qatari Prime Minister, and the Minister of Interior, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, to discuss 21 st century regional solutions addressing aviation security, customs and border protection, Qatari security in their hosting of World Cup 2022, and overall critical infrastructure and cybersecurity opportunities to enhance safety and security. The Acting Secretary signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between DHS and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar on Enhancing Border Security Cooperation through the Exchange of Information (EBSA) which is crucial to facilitating the exchange of biometric and associated data for those seeking entry. The MOC establishes respective policies and processes to ensure effective data exchange while mindful of respective national laws, policies, human rights oblig ....