The Origin Oman campaign, a government initiative to promote locally-made products, will organise a Meet-the-Buyer seminar on April 27.

'This is a unique one-day program which will give Omani businesses the chance to meet, and find out how to sell to buyers from the public sector and large firms,' Ahmed Al Dheeb, under secretary for Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

'It will also offer local buyers the opportunity to network with manufacturers and discuss the challenges they face in sourcing locally-made goods.'

The seminar panel is made up of a diverse group of buyers and sellers from a variety of sectors – including PDO; Shell Oman Marketing; Lulu Hypermarkets; Muscat Municipality; The Wave; local luxury candle and soap manufacturer, the Nejd; and Reem Batteries.

“90 per cent of the battle is just getting though the door – and with some large companies and public sector organisations, it can be a daunting experience, but we hope Monday’s seminar will help attendees connect with one another and lift barriers,” added  Origin Oman’s co-ordinator, Hamida Al Balushi.

“The objective is simple - get buyers and sellers talking and identifying ways in which we can strengthen the sultanate’s supply chain.”-TradeArabia News Service