10 January 2012
MUSCAT -- The Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) held their first meeting of the current session, 2011-2014, under the chairmanship of Khalil bin Abdullah al Khonji, OCCI Chairman, and elected Ayman bin Abdullah al Hasani as Deputy Chairman, Shihab bin Yousuf bin Alawi as Secretary and Redha bin Juma al Saleh as Treasurer.
Agenda for the new session was also discussed at the meeting.
The Executive Council of the Chamber elected at the meeting are Rashid bin Amir al Mslahi, Salem bin Saleem al Junaibi and Ali bin Salem al Hajry.
Al Khonji expressed his gratitude to His Majesty the Sultan for the confidence he placed on the board.
"It has been a good motivation for them to dedicate all of their efforts and capabilities to serve and fulfil the objectives required for sustainable, comprehensive development", he said.
OCCI is committed in extending full co-operation for the development of various economic, production and service sector activities, he added.
Further, he said, they would strengthen co-operation with the private sector for the growth of the economy.
"This is to be achieved through regular co-ordination with various authorities so as to realise the set goals and objectives outlined for the national economy and in the current eighth five-year plan", he said, adding they will proceed within the outlined framework, especially in relation to human resources development.
He noted that during the previous term 2007-2010, the chamber was able to implement a number of activities and events aimed at strengthening the performance of private sector companies in implementing various developmental projects. This, he added, was achieved by exploiting the favourable climate of development, as part of several fundamental pillars:
•Restructuring of OCCI internally and externally,
•Improving the branches, internal offices and external offices of the Chamber,
•Expansion in the adoption of modern technology to improve and renew levels of service offered by the Chamber to its members,
•Greater attention towards SMEs,
•Greater support of national products along with extra investment in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, industry, tourism, services and scientific research.
At regional and international levels, the Chamber supported ambitious projects in order to achieve Gulf and Arab integration -- at pace with the trends of sustainable development in the Sultanate and to meet the demands from changes in the economy. Besides contributions made in supporting external economic relations and from entering into economic and investment co-operation agreements.
The Chairman urged the new Board members to interact and respond with new ideas and visions and adopt proposals with the aim of achieving the objectives and goals envisaged for the national economy.
He also called on members of the business community and private sector companies to keep up and interact more with the plans and programmes of OCCI, which embody the ambitions of the private sector.
MUSCAT -- The Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) held their first meeting of the current session, 2011-2014, under the chairmanship of Khalil bin Abdullah al Khonji, OCCI Chairman, and elected Ayman bin Abdullah al Hasani as Deputy Chairman, Shihab bin Yousuf bin Alawi as Secretary and Redha bin Juma al Saleh as Treasurer.
Agenda for the new session was also discussed at the meeting.
The Executive Council of the Chamber elected at the meeting are Rashid bin Amir al Mslahi, Salem bin Saleem al Junaibi and Ali bin Salem al Hajry.
Al Khonji expressed his gratitude to His Majesty the Sultan for the confidence he placed on the board.
"It has been a good motivation for them to dedicate all of their efforts and capabilities to serve and fulfil the objectives required for sustainable, comprehensive development", he said.
OCCI is committed in extending full co-operation for the development of various economic, production and service sector activities, he added.
Further, he said, they would strengthen co-operation with the private sector for the growth of the economy.
"This is to be achieved through regular co-ordination with various authorities so as to realise the set goals and objectives outlined for the national economy and in the current eighth five-year plan", he said, adding they will proceed within the outlined framework, especially in relation to human resources development.
He noted that during the previous term 2007-2010, the chamber was able to implement a number of activities and events aimed at strengthening the performance of private sector companies in implementing various developmental projects. This, he added, was achieved by exploiting the favourable climate of development, as part of several fundamental pillars:
•Restructuring of OCCI internally and externally,
•Improving the branches, internal offices and external offices of the Chamber,
•Expansion in the adoption of modern technology to improve and renew levels of service offered by the Chamber to its members,
•Greater attention towards SMEs,
•Greater support of national products along with extra investment in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, industry, tourism, services and scientific research.
At regional and international levels, the Chamber supported ambitious projects in order to achieve Gulf and Arab integration -- at pace with the trends of sustainable development in the Sultanate and to meet the demands from changes in the economy. Besides contributions made in supporting external economic relations and from entering into economic and investment co-operation agreements.
The Chairman urged the new Board members to interact and respond with new ideas and visions and adopt proposals with the aim of achieving the objectives and goals envisaged for the national economy.
He also called on members of the business community and private sector companies to keep up and interact more with the plans and programmes of OCCI, which embody the ambitions of the private sector.
© Oman Daily Observer 2012
