298 gemstone samples inspected by ministry in first quarter of 2019
MUSCAT: Gemstone samples inspected in the first quarter of 2019 amounted to 298 compared to 220 in the same period in 2018, Oman’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) said.
The number of samples inspected increased by 35.5 per cent, with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry pointing out that category one of the gemstone samples inspected in the first quarter amounted to 199 compared to 170 during the same period of 2018, with an increase of 17.1 percent.
increase of 1,100 percent. stones. Category two covers other gemstones that are not included in category one and the gemstones manufactured in traditional ways, while category three includes glass and plastic products.