Over 1,000 industrial units to be covered in annual survey
Published: 02:05 PM,May 21,2022 | EDITED : 06:05 PM,May 21,2022
MUSCAT: More than 1,000 industrial establishments distributed across the Sultanate of Oman will be covered in an annual survey due to commence on Sunday, May 22 under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion.
The roughly two-month-long exercise will cover industrial and manufacturing plants operating within the industrial cities located in various governorates, ports and free zones, the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, and other locations around the country.
It will be facilitated the Invest Easy portal of the Ministry, as part of a goal to update and digitalise information about the Sultanate of Oman’s expanding industrial and manufacturing base.
Eng Sami bin Salim Al Sahib, Director General of Industry, said the information garnered from the survey will support the delivery of the Industrial Strategy 2040. It will cover all plants set up with an investment of more than RO 5,000 and having a workforce of more than nine workers.
The roughly two-month-long exercise will cover industrial and manufacturing plants operating within the industrial cities located in various governorates, ports and free zones, the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, and other locations around the country.
It will be facilitated the Invest Easy portal of the Ministry, as part of a goal to update and digitalise information about the Sultanate of Oman’s expanding industrial and manufacturing base.
Eng Sami bin Salim Al Sahib, Director General of Industry, said the information garnered from the survey will support the delivery of the Industrial Strategy 2040. It will cover all plants set up with an investment of more than RO 5,000 and having a workforce of more than nine workers.