QC postpones GAM to June 30 due to lack of quorum
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The Qatar Chamber's (QC) General Assembly Meeting (GAM), which was scheduled to be held on Thursday June 12, has been postponed due to lack of quorum of members who were eligible to attend, Qatar Chamber's Chairman HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani has announced.
The second GAM will be held at 12:00 pm on Monday, June 30 at the chamber's headquarters regardless of the number of attendees, Sheikh Khalifa added.
The meeting's agenda includes reviewing the report of the board of director on the activities of the Chamber for the year ended 31, December 2024.
It also includes discussing the QC's fiscal report for the year ending December 31, 2024 through the auditor's report on the final accounts and the statement of income and expenses for the year.
It also will see approving the estimated budget for the fiscal year 2025 and appointing a new auditor for the 2025 financial year.
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