MUSCAT: The Committee on Addressing the Economic Crisis and its Impact on the Society at Majlis Ash’shura recommended to benefit more from the tourism sector in the national economy, increase the contribution of that sector to the GDP, and the implementation of general goals and strategies for the development of the tourism industry in the Sultanate after approval by the Council of Ministers. The Committee called for building a productive tourism sector by taking advantage of all potentials of the Sultanate through paying attention to all tourist patterns, such as cultural, heritage, environmental, geological and diving tourism, in addition to setting up a documented database of all tourism activities available in the Sultanate.
The recommendations came during the discussion of Majlis Ash’shura Office on the final report of the committee. The discussion took place at a joint meeting between members of the Office and members of the Committee during the Office’s 14th regular meeting of the 2nd annual sitting (2016-2017) of the 8th term under the chairmanship of Shaikh Khalid bin Hilal al Maawali, Chairman of Majlis Ash’shura. The Committee stressed the need to pursue the initiatives of the National Programme for Enhancing Economic Diversification. (Tanfeedh) in the mining and fisheries sectors, as well as commitment of the private sector to Omanise jobs that could be occupied by Omanis in these sectors after training. — ONA
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