Over 500 foreign investment companies present in Al Wusta

Muscat: At least 500 foreign investment companies have been operating from Al Wusta governorate till the end of September this year, figures show.

"The number of foreign investment companies in Al Wusta Governorate reached 560, with a total registered capital of OMR 1.3 billion until the end of September 2021," Oman News Agency (ONA), said in a statement.

Abdoun bin Mohammad Al Harsousi, Director of the Department of Commerce , Industry and Investment Promotion in Al Wusta Governorate, said that the number of industrial licenses that were registered in Al Wusta Governorate during the first nine months of 2021 reached 177.