Forum brings together Oman, Qatar businesses

Oman Tuesday 21/October/2025 21:13 PM
By: ONA
Forum brings together Oman, Qatar businesses

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion is organising a two-day business forum in Muscat for Omani and Qatari trade companies.

Sheikh Mubarak bin Fahad Al Thani, Ambassador of the State Qatar to the Sultanate of Oman, said that relations between Oman and Qatar have seen steady growth over the past decades, thanks to the two countries’ shared vision based on mutual trust and exchange of common benefits.

Al Thani underlined the Omani and Qatari leaderships’ keenness to enhance joint economic and commercial cooperation. He pointed out that the forum seeks to open new up vistas for cooperation and encourage partnerships between businesspeople to help realize joint prosperity and advance economic and commercial relations.

For his part, Khalid Hamad Al Kharousi, Director General of Investment Promotion at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, said that the forum is in pursuance of bilateral interaction that reflects the two countries’ vision to upgrade economic cooperation and expand partnerships.

Meanwhile, Khalid Abdulla Al Mana, Vice President of Enterprise Development at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), CEO of “Qatar Exports” initiative, said that the forum seeks to establish more commercial partnerships with Oman in shared strategic sectors.

He added that the volume of commercial exchange between the two countries exceeded RO 664 million over the past few years.

The forum included an overview about an Omani market study. In addition to the overview, made by a team from “Qatar Exports”, bilateral gatherings were held by representatives of 45 Omani and Qatari trade companies that took part in the forum.