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Oman eyes closer investment ties with China

Sep 10, 2019 11:57 AM

Oman s growing trade and investment ties with China took a further step forward last week with the Sultanate s participation at the China Arab States Expo held in Yinchuan. Nasima Al Balushi director general...

Oman’s growing trade and investment ties with China took a further step forward last week with the Sultanate’s participation at the China – Arab States Expo held in Yinchuan.

Nasima Al Balushi, director general, Investment& Export at Ithraa, Oman’s investment and export development agency, said:  “Initiatives such as the China – Arab States Expo play an increasingly important role in raising the profile of Oman’s thriving manufacturing, logistics, fisheries, mining and tourism sectors on the international stage.”

“Our participation in Yinchuan has undoubtedly brought Oman to the attention of a new generation of Chinese business investors. It’s our economic performance, geographic location, access to growing Asian and African markets and the Sultanate’s young, multilingual local talent pool that’s driving the interest, but perhaps the most important factor of all is the value Chinese investors can find in Oman,” Al Balushi added.

The Sultanate’s status as a logistics hotspot and the steady growth of Duqm’s Special Economic Zone was the focus of several meetings in Yinchuan. Thirty five diverse investments, spanning heavy industries, chemicals, petrochemicals, refining, manufacturing, assembly, power and water as well as renewables have already been earmarked for Duqm’s Sino-Omani Industrial Park. Investments in phase one of the industrial park are projected at $10.7 billion.

Abdullah Al Saadi, the Sultanate's ambassador to China, remarked: “Planning and organizing Oman’s participation at the China – Arab States Expo has taken considerable time and effort. Indeed, we’ve worked closely with colleagues at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce as well as the Chinese Council for International Trade Research to ensure a successful event. Indeed, I’m proud of what the delegation has achieved.”

“The delegation sent out a very clear message in Yinchuan that Oman is a country with ambitious growth aspirations, a country with a pro-business environment, a country that it is adaptable to change and a country that support firms of all sizes, across all stages of the business growth lifecycle,” Al Balushi concluded. – TradeArabia News Service

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