Duqm Economic Forum to kick off in October

Duqm: The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones will organise on 27 and 28 October 2025, the second edition of Duqm Economic Forum with the participation of a number of investors and decision- makers from within and outside the Sultanate.

Ahmed bin Hassan Al Dheeb, Deputy Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, who is also chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Duqm Economic Forum, said that organising the second edition of Duqm Economic Forum comes following the success of the first forum held in October 2023.

It witnessed the signing of many agreements and memoranda of understanding in the green industry sectors as part of the efforts of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones aimed to achieve the goals of the Sultanate of Oman in the field of carbon neutrality.

He said that the Duqm Economic Forum 2025 would focus on three key pillars that reflect the strategy of the Special Economic Zone Authority- Duqm in boosting the targets of Oman Vision 2040 in terms of economic diversification; driving transformation towards the green industries in Oman towards investment and the sustainable development.

The first pillar of the forum is titled “The green industries and finance”; the second pillar is titled “tourism and smart cities” and the third pillar is titled “Artificial Intelligence Solutions”, he added.

The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) is an attractive investment destination, which succeeded in attracting and establishing strategic economic partnerships in key fields such as renewable energy, green hydrogen, green industries, fisheries and petrochemical industries. -ONA