{"id":23591,"date":"2025-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/23591\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:59:41","slug":"oman-pavilion-at-expo-2025-in-japan-opens-new-economic-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/23591\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman pavilion at Expo 2025 in Japan opens new economic horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public and private companies participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2025.or.jp\/en\/official-participant\/oman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oman&#8217;s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan<\/a> aim to explore new opportunities with their Japanese counterparts to establish commercial partnerships and investments, particularly in the fields of technology, IT, electricity, water, tourism, and energy.<\/p>\n<p>These companies also seek to attract Japanese businesses to the Omani market to maximise the economic and investment benefits of this global event.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1548447552  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76477 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Expo-2-scaled-e1744397383378-600x430-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Ashraf Almamari, CEO of OQ Group\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ashraf Almamari, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/oq.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OQ Group<\/a>, said the presence of Japanese technology firms at Expo means the pavilion offers many investment opportunities, particularly for the companies supporting and contributing to it.<\/p>\n<p>He noted the importance of meeting with Japanese companies and the potential to transfer their technological expertise to the Sultanate of Oman.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=628373418  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76479 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Expo-3-scaled-e1744397664887-600x400-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Ahmed Almahruzi, CEO of Nama Group,\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Almahruzi, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nama.om\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nama Group<\/a>, said that Oman&#8217;s participation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2025.or.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan<\/a> is a valuable opportunity to showcase investment prospects, particularly in the electricity and water sectors, which could attract foreign direct investment to the Sultanate.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1763419025  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Expo-4-e1744398046240-600x400-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76482 size-fusion-600\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Talal Almamari, CEO of Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Talal Almamari, CEO of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omantel.om\/Personal\/!ut\/p\/z1\/dY09D4IwFEV_CwMr7xULglvVADEYBmLELqYQvgJSUoqJ_14SHRzwbufm3FzgkAEfxLOthW7lIPqFb9y9-7btRZSSOIyIi-wSpPvwkJIkpnAFDvxXSQJ2REbQ3zo0QPTIV8A_YQgn4HUv888dG_KNVwNXZVWqUlmzWupG63HamWji3FlTKVTRWC_RSGkV8mHi2q6Rk4ZsRYdUKBi7rjprJ6fMMN4Jqnrt\/dz\/d5\/L0lHSkovd0RNQU5rQUVnQSEhLzROVkUvZW4!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel)<\/a>, said through its participation in Oman&#8217;s pavilion Omantel hopes to strengthen the framework of Omani-Japanese economic relations, particularly in the technology sector.<\/p>\n<p>He noted the company&#8217;s interest in working with Japanese firms through submarine cables that connect data centres in both countries, adding he hopes for increased momentum in this area of economic cooperation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=2079351470  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Expo-5-e1744398375460.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76487 size-full\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Dr Hashil Almahrouqi, CEO of Omran Group,\" width=\"476\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Hashil Almahrouqi, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omran.om\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omran Group<\/a>, said the group\u2019s participation aims to support the development of several projects in the Sultanate of Oman and explore opportunities for cooperation and investment with Japanese tourism companies.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=660191939  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Expo-6-scaled-e1744398785633-600x399-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76492 size-fusion-600\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Zubair bin Mohammed, Vice Chairman of the Zubair Corporation,\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zubair bin Mohammed, Vice Chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/zubaircorp.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zubair Corporation<\/a>, noted that Expo 2025 represents a major opportunity for Omani companies to strengthen cooperation and establish commercial partnerships with Japanese firms, especially given the long-standing relations between Oman and Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=231593221  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Expo-7-600x477-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76494 size-fusion-600\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Hamad Alnuaimi, CEO of Oman LNG,\" width=\"600\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hamad Alnuaimi, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/omanlng.co.om\/en\/Pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oman LNG<\/a>, shared the same view, adding that participation in the Omani pavilion is a significant opportunity to promote the investment prospects \u00a0in Oman to Japanese firms, particularly in the field of green hydrogen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omani companies participating in the Sultanate&#8217;s Expo pavilion will explore new opportunities with Japanese 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