{"id":29379,"date":"2025-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/29379\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:00:14","slug":"oman-and-bahrain-explore-strengthening-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/29379\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman and Bahrain explore strengthening partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Omani-Bahraini Economic Forum, organised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/omanchamber.om\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI)<\/a>, discussed enhancing joint economic and investment cooperation and exploring partnership opportunities across multiple sectors.<\/p>\n<p>These sectors include construction and real estate, banking and finance, industry and energy, food, telecommunications and technology, retail, the health sector, strategic investments, commercial markets, and transport and logistics services.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1582848519  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94581 size-fusion-800\" 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\/Bahrain-2-4-800x505-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman and Bahrain explore strengthening partnership\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Faisal Abdullah Al Rowas, Chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, affirmed that relations between Oman and Bahrain are distinguished by their deep historical roots and strong fraternal ties, which have had a positive impact on economic cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the forum reflects the commitment of both countries to enhance alignment between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oman2040.om\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oman Vision 2040<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mol.gov.bh\/ministry\/vision_2030?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bahrain\u2019s Economic Vision 2030<\/a>, opening up new horizons for partnership and joint investment.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=186703146  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94584 size-fusion-800\" 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\/Bahrain-3-3-800x533-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman and Bahrain explore strengthening partnership\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/ambassador-bh-embassy-in-om\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Jumaa Ahmed Al Kaabi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Sultanate of Oman<\/a>, said that holding the Oman\u2013Bahrain Economic Forum represents an important opportunity to strengthen economic and investment cooperation between the two brotherly countries.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Omani\u2013Bahraini relations are built on solid foundations of fraternity and complementarity.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=90845387  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\/Bahrain-4-3-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94586 size-fusion-800\" 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=\"Oman and Bahrain explore strengthening partnership\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Khalid Mohamed Yusuf Najibi, First Vice Chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrainchamber.bh\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/a>, affirmed that the Oman\u2013Bahrain Forum provides an effective platform to strengthen economic cooperation between the two brotherly countries.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the forum embodies the noble directives of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/about-oman\/state\/head-of-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.gov.bh\/en\/his-majesty-the-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa<\/a> to advance relations towards broader horizons of integration and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=687848579  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\/Bahrain-5-1-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94588 size-fusion-800\" 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=\"Oman and Bahrain explore strengthening partnership\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saud bin Ahmed Al Nahari, Chairman of the Oman\u2013Bahrain Investment Company, explained that the company\u2019s work plan aims to invest in several sectors, including tourism, mining, food security, manufacturing, information technology and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=735297739  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\/Bahrain-6-1-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94590 size-fusion-800\" 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=\"Oman and Bahrain explore strengthening partnership\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the forum, the incentives, services, and investment opportunities provided by the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain for investors were showcased. A dialogue session titled &#8220;The Reality and Prospects of Economic Integration and Cooperation Between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain&#8221; was also held, featuring a selection of private sector representatives from both countries. The session addressed the current state of economic relations, the challenges facing the realisation of integration, and how to encourage partnerships between private sector companies and SMEs in both countries, particularly in joint projects that combine Omani and Bahraini capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>On the margins of the forum, meetings were held between Omani business owners and their Bahraini counterparts to explore partnership opportunities and exchange experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Omani-Bahraini Economic Forum, discussed enhancing joint economic and investment cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,116],"tags":[213],"class_list":["post-29379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-posts-and-videos","category-trade-news","tag-bahrain-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29379"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29873,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29379\/revisions\/29873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}