(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) With Oman's industrial sector receiving a significant boost from the government in the form of loans, facilities and special economic zones, experts at a seminar urged the growth of exports and facilitation of customs procedures to step up the reach of Omani exports to international markets.
The seminar on 'Exports and Customs' was organised on Tuesday under the auspices of Hilal al Hasani, CEO of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE).
Speaking about the seminar, Hasani said, "The seminar endeavours to achieve a positive impact for the industrial sector in Oman through facilitating the access of exports to foreign markets by reducing expected risks and challenges that exporters may face, and provide constant information and services to them."
Hasani added, "Omani product exhibitions have been held in Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the past two years, and another exhibition will be held this year in the UAE. These exhibitions offer greater opportunity for locally manufactured products to touch upon markets outside the country.''
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed at the seminar between PEIE, represented by Hasani, and Export Credit Guarantee Agency of Oman (ECGA), represented by its general manager Nasir al Ismaily, to cooperate in various fields including organising conferences, seminars, workshops, webinars, and other events.
The MoU also states the promotion of ECGA and its services to PEIE tenants (exporters), supporting the creation of business opportunities for ECGA, and organising business-to-business networking between ECGA and PEIE tenants.
Addressing the seminar, Eng Basim al Nassri, director general of marketing and media at PEIE, said, "The seminar aims at involving exporters and government entities where they can cooperate and find out what needs to be done to resolve the challenges; learning the best practices in customs and exports from the other countries which overcame these issues; and discovering the possibility of using the advanced automated entry processing system."
The panel discussion was moderated by Ahmed Farooqui, general manager of procurement and supply chain at Oman Cables Industry, and it featured Lt Col Mansoor al Rahbi, assistant general of customs affairs, Royal Oman Police; Warith al Kharusi, executive director of Al Safwa Group & Partners; Salem al Bortmany, deputy general manager of Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives; and Mohamed al Jabri, head of marketing at ECGA.
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