Indian Embassy hosts B2B meeting for infrastructure sector

Muscat – Indian Embassy in Muscat organised an IndiaOman business-to-business (B2B) meeting dedicated to infrastructure and related sectors on Tuesday.

H E Mohsin Khamis al Balushi, advisor to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry graced the event as its chief guest, according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy.

The B2B meeting was attended by about 100 people, including officials and representatives of Indian and Omani companies from infrastructure and related sectors.

The meeting was aimed at facilitating interaction and tie-ups between representatives of 13 Indian companies, which participated in ‘Infra Oman’, and representatives of Omani companies in the relevant sectors. India’s participation at Infra Oman has been coordinated by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), which had set up an ‘India Pavilion’ at the exhibition.

Speaking at the meeting, Indian Ambassador to Oman H E Indra Mani Pandey, noted that trade has been a key facet of historical ties between India and Oman. H E Balushi in his address highlighted the opportunities available in Oman for investments and encouraged businesspersons of the two countries to do more business and make investments.

Indian Embassy accords a high priority to promoting bilateral trade and mutual investments, which constitute key pillars of the strategic partnership between India and Oman.

The embassy has been encouraging Indian and Omani companies to benefit from tremendous opportunities available for trade and mutual investments between the two countries specially in sectors like infrastructure, logistics, oil and gas, minerals and mining, manufacturing, engineering, power, IT, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agriculture, etc.