Muscat - HSBC Bank Oman SAOG recently welcomed a parliamentary delegation of high ranking officials from the UK representing the House of Commons and the House of Lords at the bank's head office in Al Khuwayr.
Led by Lord German, the delegation was on a visit to Oman as guests of the Majlis A'Shura. H E Jamie Bowden, UK Ambassador to Oman, accompanied the delegation.
During the meeting, HSBC Bank Oman's senior management reinforced the bank's long-standing commitment to Oman and brought the delegation up to speed on the banking sector's developments. The delegation was also briefed on the merger between HSBC Bank Middle East's Oman operation and Oman International Bank in June last year to form one of the largest financial institutions in Oman.
H E Bowden expressed his appreciation of HSBC Bank Oman's ongoing support to businesses and individuals in Oman. Bowden also described the close relations the UK shares with Oman and said, "The UK and Oman enjoy uniquely warm and broad relations that strengthen year on year. We continue to work closely to identify new opportunities to expand further our bilateral ties."
Reflecting on the visit, Ewan Stirling, CEO of HSBC Bank Oman said, "We were delighted to have the opportunity to meet with the parliamentary delegation. They were very interested in the future of Oman and expressed great admiration for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said's vision for the country and its people. Using HSBC's global strengths locally in Oman, we were able to share our views on how we expect to support this vision in areas such as large infrastructure projects and the critical market of SME banking."
© Muscat Daily 2013
