MUSCAT: With the government’s plan to set-up a new department for e-commerce activities in the country, it will encourage small medium and large enterprises to promote their products online, according to Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry (MoCI).
“The new department will help build online businesses in Oman,” he said.
Speaking on the sidelines of Oman E-commerce Conference at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, the minister said it will also help to regulate e-commerce activities. “It will help us to protect the consumers against fraud and as well as promoting Omani products online.
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The department, according to the minister, will help customers from falling for fake sites. Early this month, an e-commerce store was busted by authorities after they were found selling counterfeit goods and electronic gadgets.
The store in question, which cannot be named until all legal matters are concluded, reportedly sold a vast array of items, including electronic gadgets that were considerably lower than their market price.
According to the Sultanate’s Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP), over 68,600 customers bought goods from the online store.
