MUSCAT: As part of consolidating the public-private partnership, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik stressed the need to maintain the schedule of meetings with the private sector, to listen to the views of business people and discuss their proposals and the challenges facing the sector, with the prime aim of establishing an appropriate environment for enhancing investments and developing the local economy.

While addressing the business owners, SMEs and emerging companies during a meeting held at Al Barakah Palace on Sunday.

His Majesty the Sultan referred to the tangible rapprochement that the business people observed between the public and private sectors. He also lauded the periodic meetings held with representatives of the business community by the Council of Ministers’ Financial and Economic Committee, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion and the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (ASMED).

The meetings, held in coordination with Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), aimed to maintain the pace of communication between the government and private sectors, address the challenges posed to businessmen, investors and owners of SMEs and devise suitable solutions.

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