{"id":5187,"date":"2026-11-09T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=5187"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:37:59","slug":"oman-rwanda-business-forum-to-bring-15-companies-to-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/oman-rwanda-business-forum-to-bring-15-companies-to-kigali\/economy\/business\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman-Rwanda business forum to bring 15 companies to Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/jjj.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/jjj.jpg 679w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/jjj-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifteen Omani companies are expected in Kigali on Tuesday for a business forum aimed at expanding trade and investment ties between Oman and Rwanda, as the Gulf country seeks to increase its access to East African markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum, organised by Oman&#8217;s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, will bring together Omani firms and Rwandan businesses for discussions on export opportunities, distribution and potential commercial partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Omani delegation will be led by Ghalib Said Al Maamari, the ministry&#8217;s Undersecretary for Commerce and Industry. It will also include Khamis Mohammed Al Shammakhi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, alongside government officials and company representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participating firms operate in sectors including food processing, agriculture, manufacturing, plastics, energy, technology, technical services and electrical equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilateral meetings will give the companies an opportunity to assess demand in Rwanda, understand the country&#8217;s regulatory and logistical requirements, and identify potential local partners. The discussions will also examine how Omani businesses could use Rwanda as a base for reaching other East African markets, including Kenya and Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Maamari said the forum was part of Oman&#8217;s efforts to deepen economic relations with African countries, diversify its trading partners and expand markets for Omani exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Rwanda offered opportunities in several productive and service sectors, adding that the ministry wanted to help Omani businesses establish direct links with potential partners and turn discussions into long-term trade and investment relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhanad Hamoud Al Riyamy, a senior specialist in foreign trade development at the ministry, said the event would help Omani companies identify opportunities in African markets and reach new groups of consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madayn Mubarak Al Balushi, head of the ministry&#8217;s Export Development Department, said the &#8220;Oman Exports&#8221; programme supports companies seeking to enter foreign markets through trade missions, bilateral meetings, international exhibitions and access to market information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum follows a series of agreements signed by Rwanda and Oman in September covering trade cooperation, investment promotion, agriculture, logistics and other areas. The two countries also agreed to establish a joint business council to support commercial ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kigali meeting is expected to give businesses from both countries an opportunity to identify practical areas of cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen Omani companies are expected in Kigali on Tuesday for a business forum aimed at expanding trade and investment ties between Oman and Rwanda, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,43,36,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-current_affairs","category-international","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5189,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions\/5189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}