OMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) makes all possible efforts to stimulate the country's economic activity through it's active and continuous participation in implementing various development plans aimed at diversifying the national income sources. This is achieved by encouraging the private sector companies and establishments to set up and execute industrial, agricultural
and commercial development projects. OCCI takes up the suggestions and proposals of the private sector to the decision makers in the government through the memberships in various boards of directors of the government authorities and high committees.

The Chamber has a big role at the international level as well, through its constant presence at the meetings of the joint chambers and unions.

OCCI ACTIVITIES
In order to keep pace with the ever increasing development and growth, OCCI has created a number of specialized committees to discuss various issues concerning the different sectors of the economy and to put forth suggestions and ideas to rejuvenate the national economy.

These committees are constituted with members from the public and private sectors, representing the following areas:

Banking and Investment 
Economy 
Tourism 
Services
Industries and Specifications 
Foodstuff 
Information
Arbitration
Agriculture and Fisheries 
Contracting and Labour 
Insurance 
Oil and Gas
Training and Omanisation 
International Relations 
Exhibitions

SERVICES RENDERED BY OCCI
OCCI renders several services to the business community to assist them in implementing their projects smoothly, which include:

ECONOMIC RESEARCH:
The department prepares economic and technical feasibility studies and information on investment opportunities available in the local market, export and import volumes of various commodities, production accessories and raw materials. OCCI offers a number of economic consultations to local and foreign investors on the Oman's economic situation, incentives given to businessmen and the prominent and successful investment areas.trade delegations through arranging meetings with officials and businessmen and arranging visits to economic sites, besides providing necessary information and statistics to the delegates. The department also participates in preparing for trade exhibitions in Oman.

TRAINING AND OMANISATION:
OCCI has always been successful in implementing the government's training policy, whereby the expatriate workforce can be replaced by trained Omani cadre.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:
The public relations department of the chamber facilitates the missions of both the incoming and outgoing trade delegations through arranging meetings with officials and businessmen and arranging visits to economic sites, besides providing necessary information and statistics to the delegates. The department also participates in preparing for trade exhibitions in Oman.

LEGAL AFFAIRS:
OCCI provides legal consultations for trade sanctions and tries to solve commercial disputes among local and foreign companies amicably and satisfactorily.

LEGALIZATION:
The registration and the legalization department and the chamber's branches in various regions of the Sultanate facilitate registration and renewal of the chamber's member subscription and legalize all types of business documents including certificate of origin, commercial agencies and authorizations.

OCCI BRANCHES
OCCI branches are situated at Salalah, Sohar, Buraimi, Nizwa, Sur, Ibri, Khasab and Ibra.

OVERSEAS OFFICES
As a part of the chamber's efforts to find wider markets for Omani products and to attract foreign investments into the country, OCCI has set up two foreign offices in Taipei, Taiwan and Johannesburg, South Africa.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership to the chamber is mandatory for all business establishments registered with the commercial registry at the Sultanate of Oman.

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL ESTATES

The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) was established by virtue of Royal Decree No. 4/93 as a judicial personality enjoying administrative and financial autonomy.

PEIE is managed by a Board of Directors, chaired by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. PEIE
works hard to explore effective marketing channels for Omani products and promotes them through local and foreign exhibitions, the media as well as the Permanent Exhibition of Omani Products at Rusayl. It also organizes seminars and training programmes in order to spread industrial awareness among investors and consumers and provide them with administrative, marketing and technical support.

Currently PEIE operates six Industrial Estates namely Al Rusayl, Sohar, Raysut, Nizwa, Buraimi and Sur. Further to Al Mazyuna Free Trade Zone which is located in the Dhofar governorate on the border with the Republic of Yemen, PEIE is planning to establish other industrial estates in the Sultanate.

At present PEIE is implementing an Information Technology Park (IT Park, Muscat) located in Rusayl. The park will offer comprehensive infrastructure facilities, excellent benefits and immense opportunities to investors in the field of Information Technology.