{"id":2183,"date":"2006-07-16T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-16T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2006\/07\/16\/purchasing-certification-in-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T08:50:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:50:27","slug":"purchasing-certification-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/purchasing-certification-in-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Certification in Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all of the bad news coming out of the Middle East this week, I thought that I\u2019d share some good news about that region.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>There are several purchasing and supply management professionals from the Middle East enrolled in our purchasing classes and the SPSM Certification Program. Their countries include places like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and other locations.<\/p>\n<p>This week, however, we certified the first purchasing and supply management professional from Qatar. 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