Over 244,000 transactions done through Invest Easy

Muscat: The number of online transactions conducted through Invest Easy portal saw a remarkable increase to reach 244,744 transactions in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 75,630 transactions during the same period in 2021.

The electronic transactions introduced through Sanad Centres represented 40.78 percent and the transactions presented through the self-service amounted to 27.2 percent.

The transactions conducted through the directorates and departments affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion represented 22.79 percent with the remaining percentage for transactions conducted by the other departments.

The Department of Information, Data and Statistics at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion stated that the transactions conducted through the front offices of the Ministry during the first quarter of 2022 amounted to 20,303 transactions compared to 5,894 during the same period in 2021. The number of transactions conducted through the departments and directorates affiliated to the Ministry amounted to 55,787 compared to 27,663 transactions during the same period in 2021.

The transactions conducted through the self-service totalled 66,564 compared to 12,875 completed during the same period in 2021. The number of transactions  made through the free zones (Sohar, Duqm and Al Muzunah) in the first quarter of 2022 amounted to 1,666 compared to 905 during the first quarter in 2021.

The transactions conducted through the law offices amounted to 608 compared to 207 transactions during the same period in 2021. The number of transactions conducted through Sanad Centres increased from 28,086 transactions during the first quarter 2021 to 99,816 transactions during the first quarter of the current year.