MoC Signed to Enhance
Investment Awareness, Support SMEs

Muscat, 19 Aug 2026
(ONA) — Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) and the Oman Academy for Small and Medium
Enterprises—affiliated with the SME Development Fund “Inma”—signed a
memorandum today to enhance joint cooperation in the fields of investment
awareness, training, experience exchange, and supporting and empowering SMEs,
thereby enhancing their readiness to leverage the opportunities provided by the
Omani capital market.

The memorandum comes
within the framework of Muscat Stock Exchange’s keenness to enhance capital
market awareness and expand cooperation with entities supporting the SME and
entrepreneurship sector, alongside strengthening the role of the capital market
in providing options and opportunities that contribute to supporting the growth
of private sector enterprises.

The areas of cooperation
between the two sides include executing training programs and awareness
workshops in the fields of investment, financial markets, and financial
planning, alongside exchanging expertise and information related to financial
markets and SMEs, contributing to delivering knowledge-based and practical
content tailored to the needs of enterprises and entrepreneurs.

Cooperation also
encompasses organizing joint events and programs that contribute to elevating
the readiness of SMEs and introducing them to the available opportunities in
the Omani capital market.

Badr Hamoud Al Hinai,
Chief Operating Officer at Muscat Stock Exchange, said that this memorandum
represents an extension of the exchange’s efforts to enhance investment culture
and expand the beneficiary base of the capital market ecosystem, including SMEs
and entrepreneurs. He noted that through it, the exchange seeks to foster an
understanding of market mechanisms and the opportunities it offers to support
enterprise growth and sustainability, as well as elevate their readiness to
benefit from available financing and investment options.

He added that this
cooperation with Oman Academy for Small and Medium Enterprises comes to
exchange expertise and develop training and awareness programs suited to the
needs of enterprises across their various growth stages, contributing to
empowering them to make more informed financial decisions and enhancing their
ability to expand and leverage the opportunities offered by the capital market.

For his part, C.K.
Bharati, CEO of Oman Academy for Small and Medium Enterprises, stated that the
memorandum is an important step toward enhancing integration in supporting and
empowering SMEs by combining expertise in entrepreneurship and the capital
market.

He looked forward
through this cooperation to developing training and awareness programs that
contribute to raising financial and investment awareness among business owners
and entrepreneurs, and enhancing their readiness to keep pace with growth
requirements and take advantage of available opportunities in the Omani capital
market.

Through its various
partnerships and initiatives, Muscat Stock Exchange seeks to bolster financial
and investment culture, support the development of the capital market
ecosystem, and build effective partnerships with various institutions, thereby
contributing to enhancing the investment environment and enabling private
sector enterprises to explore the opportunities and solutions offered by the
Omani capital market.

The signing of the
cooperation memorandum was accompanied by a meeting between the exchange and
representatives of “Inma” Fund and the Academy, during which the
exchange delivered an introductory presentation on the Promising Companies
Market, alongside reviewing its key plans and initiatives aimed at supporting
SMEs and enhancing their readiness for growth and utilizing the opportunities
provided by the Omani capital market.

The meeting also
discussed several areas of cooperation and joint initiatives between the two
sides, particularly in the fields of training, awareness, and qualification, as
well as developing programs that contribute to raising SME readiness, enabling
them to transition to more advanced stages of growth, and enhancing their
knowledge of the options and opportunities available through the capital
market.

—Ends/AG