OCIPED to Participate in the China Overseas Investment Fair

Eng. Nisreen Ahmed Jaffar , Director General for Investment Promotion, and Khalid Al Hashli, Director of Facilitation of OCIPED will participate in the First China Overseas Investment Fair hosted by China Industrial Overseas Development & Planning Association and China Development Bank in China at World Trade Center, Beijing during November 3-4, 2009.

The objective of the event is to promote the development and cooperation of China overseas investment. This Fair is the first event organized by them to promote overseas investment from China .... A large number of organizations from public and private sector is expected to participate in the event. The forum will provide an effective interactive platform for overseas investment cooperation between China and countries all over the world.

During the event Nisreen will be making a presentation on investment opportunities in Oman in main session and also in a special session and OCIPED will also participate in the exhibition. Commenting on the event Eng, Nisreen mentioned that in the recent past there is considerable interest from the Chinese companies, both large and SMEs, to establish a base in Oman and added further that many investment promoting agencies from China and abroad; international and regional economic organizations; foreign associations and chambers of commerce; Fortune 500; China large scale state-owned and private enterprises, many in small and medium-sized enterprises, will be attending the fair and participation in this forum will provide an opportunity to promote Oman and invite them to explore the business opportunity in Oman.

China is a target market in seven priority sector identified in OCIPED investment strategy and OCIPED paper will highlight the investment opportunities in these sectors.