State Council approves economy panel proposal

MUSCAT: On the Royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the State Council inaugurated on Tuesday its third annual sitting of its sixth term.

Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council, welcomed the members of the Council and congratulated them on the auspicious 47th Glorious National Day, praying to the Almighty Allah to return this national occasion on His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said with good health and happiness and the Omani people with progress and prosperity

He said: “Today we start the third annual sitting of the sixth term. We pray to the Almighty Allah to help us continue the same activity with which the Coun- cil started this term, which saw many meetings, activities and events that had a prominent presence.” He highlighted the great role played by the members of the council, in addition to the efforts of the technical units of the Secretariat General of the Council.

Dr. Al Mantheri praised the coordination and collaboration the council had from the Council of Ministers and all other bodies in the State, adding that we pray to the Almighty Allah to achieve the objectives of the Council and contribute to supporting the development process in the country under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

The Council approved the proposal of the Economic Committee on the topics it wishes to study during the current sitting, namely, “Integrating the Standard of Living and Productivity” and “Potentials to Enhance the Independence of the National Economy.”

The first aims to analyse the policies concerning the current standard of living of Omani citizens and their levels of performance. Full story @ timesofoman.com/oman