Oman
The Sultanate of Oman is a country of beautiful plains, mountains and pristine beaches. It has a rich cultural heritage, yet very modern, ensuring high quality of life. With its lengthy coastline in the Arabian sea and the Sea of Oman and with its vibrant sea ports, Oman is strategically located in the south-eastern quarter of the Arab peninsula. It is truly a gateway to the wider Middle East and North Africa.
Oman, with its strategic location, peaceful environment, world-wide commercial linkages and enormous touristic potential provides the advantage of a unique business hub between the East and the West. It is an excellent place to do business, live, work and rejoice. Oman has an open economy with liberal foreign direct investment policies. 100 % foreign investment is allowed in special economic zones. (Images courtesy: www.omantourism.gov.om)
MADAYN
Madayn is a flagship industrial development agency of the government of Oman and is responsible for developing and managing prime industrial cities in different parts of the country. As of now, Madayn owns and manages seven industrial cities at Rusayl, Raysut, Sohar, Nizwa, Buraimi, Sur and Samail. This is besides the Al Mazyunah Free Zone at the border with Yemen and the Knowledge Oasis Muscat, the first technology park in the country.
Madayn has more than 2000 manufacturing firms in its industrial cities spread over 100 million sq.m of land area in different parts of the country. It also has the national business incubator, the national innovation centre and its own private investment arm – Shumookh Investment & Services.
SOFT-LANDING
MADAYAN’s Soft-Landing Programme (SLP) primarily aims to attract more knowledge-based and technologically advanced start-up and scale-up business ventures to be located in the world-class industrial cities in Oman, giving them a quick gateway to the wider Middle East and North African market. Oman, being part of the GCC trade bloc and having a free trade agreement with the U.S.A, is an attractive investment destination.
SLP will provide a window of about six months, first of all, to land softly in our market and then to work forward exploring the local and neighbouring markets before you actually set up your business. More details about the SLP can be found in the Home page.
