COVID-19: Measures taken to ensure continuity of businesses in Oman

  • Date: 26-Sep-2020
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Oman
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COVID-19: Measures taken to ensure continuity of businesses in Oman

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion has taken a number of measures to ensure continuity of business and smooth movement of imports and exports in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, in cooperation with various local and regional authorities and institutions. Dr. Ahmad bin Salim Al Shammakhi, Director of the Conformity Department at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion said, "The role of the Directorate General of Standards and Metrology is important because it verifies that the products and commodities coming to the market of the Sultanate of Oman conform to the approved specifications, standards and legislations."It is done by inspections and tests of the consignments coming to the Sultanate from various countries to ensure that they are not traded in the local market except after