AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFood and Agriculture: Oman hosted the International Dates Council’s sixth session to promote cooperation on production, processing and trade. It also signed an agriculture, fisheries and food-security MoU with Lebanon, while seven Omani food companies joined the country’s first national pavilion at SIAL Paris to pursue export markets. Industry and Investment: GCC industrial investment reached $426 billion, with manufacturing contributing about 13% of regional GDP in 2025. Oman’s foreign investment stock rose 6.4% to RO32.21 billion by the end of June, including growth in manufacturing and financial services. Infrastructure and Energy: Oman’s ports handled 146 million tonnes of cargo, while Oman Cables began work on a third Rusayl plant. Rising attacks and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz are adding risks for shipping and energy supply. Mining: Oman is updating mining investment rules as it seeks to improve the sector’s competitiveness.
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