2-day MSM forum to discuss capital market

MUSCAT: The 12th Muscat Securities Market (MSM) Forum will kick off tomorrow at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The 2-day forum is organised by the MSM in cooperation with Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), represented by the College of Economics and Political Science.

The opening ceremony will be sponsored by Abdullah bin Salim al Salmi, CEO of Capital Market Authority (CMA).

The forum aims at introducing the importance of the capital market sector and its impact on the national economy.

It is also an opportunity to raise investment awareness among students of higher education in particular and members of society in general about the capital market and its mechanism of work.

The forum includes a corner for the student projects related to the economic and investment aspects, a corner for the participating institutions, including CMA, Muscat Clearing and Depository Company, Ubar, a brokerage company, the National Investments Development Company (TANMIA), one of the investment funds, Bank Muscat, represented by the Junior investor, Omantel, through which it presents its experience as a public joint stock company, the Muscat Brokers Association and Amwal for Services, Financial and Administrative Consultants.

The forum also includes a special pavilion for the MSM, including a corner of the new e-market site, a special section for awareness brochures and market publications, a corner of the National Initiative for Financial Planning, a corner for competitions and raffles, prizes and an awareness-raising workshop, in addition to trading screens and a memorial photo booth for social networking sites and platforms.