The Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), led by His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the KSA, are set for a new stage of economic and investment cooperation in all fields.
Last July, the two countries reaffirmed plans to engage in joint investment in advanced technologies, innovation, renewable energy projects, industry health, real estate, tourism, petrochemical converting industries, supply chains, logistics partnership, information technology and financial technology.
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This includes the establishment of the Omani-Saudi Investment Forum held last August in Muscat where a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed between business persons.
The Omani-Saudi Businessmen Council held a meeting here in August with a view to accelerating integration in commercial, investment and economic fields.
Eng. Ridha Jumaa Al Saleh, Chairman of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), said that the visit of HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, KSA Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence to the Sultanate of Oman on Monday assumes great significance and will reflect positively at various levels. In a statement to ONA, Al Saleh said that the visit consolidates the ties of affinity and serves the two countries interests and status in the regional and international arenas.
Oman and Saudi Arabia constitute basic pillars in the GCC and they carry strategic weight towards advancing joint Arab action, said Al Saleh, noting that the two countries share identical views towards domestic development and that their visions are enshrined in Oman Vision 2040 and Saudi Vision 2030. Statistics point to an upward rise in commercial exchange, which doubled from 2010 (OMR461 million) to 2020 (OMR960 million). Figures for the first quarter in 2021 show a 14.89 percent increase in commercial exchange, compared to the corresponding period last year.
Al Saleh explained that the private sector in both countries looks forward to better commercial exchange, a matter accorded the attention of the two countries’ leaderships. The overall aim is to reach a stage of economic integration, which will get a fillip through the opening of the Omani-Saudi desert highway.
