OCCI delegation visits Madayn

Business Sunday 05/May/2019 17:14 PM
By: Times News Service
OCCI delegation visits Madayn

Muscat: A delegation representing Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) of Al Batinah South branch visited on Thursday the headquarters of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) at the Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) to get acquainted with Madayn’s current and future plans in Al Batinah South governorate.
The delegation was received by Hilal bin Hamad Al Hasani, Chief Executive Officer of Madayn, who briefed the delegates on Madayn’s vision which is to enhance the Sultanate’s position as a leading regional centre of manufacturing, ICT, innovation and entrepreneurship excellence, and its mission in attracting industrial investments and providing continued support, through regionally and globally competitive strategies, good infrastructure, value adding services, and easy governmental processes.
On his part, Hasan bin Marhoon Al Marhoon, Director General of Planning and Business Development at Madayn, briefed the OCCI team on the objectives of Madayn which include attracting foreign investments to the Sultanate and localising the national capital; contributing to stimulating the private sector to achieve sustainable economic and social development; achieving environmental sustainability; and contributing to the creation of new job opportunities for the national cadres.
Moreover, Nasser bin Mubarak Al Malki, Director General of the National Business Centre (NBC), gave a brief on NBC, which was launched by Madayn in 2013 at KOM to act as an ideal platform for promising Omani entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas and turn them into growing ventures. NBC offers a premier platform for Omani entrepreneurs by providing business development support and guidance, training and mentoring, access to markets and industry experts, and state-of-the-art and fully equipped office space, meeting rooms and presentation facilities.