Karwa Motor’s Made-in-Oman buses to be used at Expo 2020 Dubai

  • Date: 19-Feb-2022
  • Source: GCC Business News
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Oman
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Karwa Motor’s Made-in-Oman buses to be used at Expo 2020 Dubai

Karwa Motors’ buses, which are made in the Sultanate of Oman’s Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZAD), will be used for the first time outside of Oman at Expo 2020 Dubai.

His Excellency Mohsen bin Khamis Al Balushi, Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion and Commissioner-General of the Sultanate of Oman’s Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai stated that the use of Karwa Motors’ buses comes as part of the pavilion’s efforts to promote economic gains and promote various opportunities for the Omani industry.

The bus will be used for transporting Omani delegations participating in various events held in the Sultanate of Oman’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

HE Al Balushi added that “The idea of participation at expo 2020, which is a global event, was presented to Karwa Motors Company. It will give an opportunity for the bus to move around the streets of Dubai and promote Oman’s innovative industries.”

Karwa Motors is a joint venture between Mowasalat Qatar, the state-owned transport company, and Oman Investment Authority (OIA), Oman’s sovereign wealth fund. In November 2021, it rolled out its first Karwa-branded bus proudly bearing the ‘Made in the Sultanate of Oman’ tag – named ‘Salam’.

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