Muscat: Omani Ministry of Transport and Communications will host the GCC Rail and Metro Conference 2015 on January 11 and 12.
The conference is the first joint event that endeavours to unite GCC efforts in the rail and metro sectors and services towards sustainable development for the bloc economies through maximising the benefit from investment in this sector.
The conference will present the manufacturing, service and training opportunities available for investors and the private sector including SMEs in all GCC projects, Oman news agency (ONA) reported.
The conference will also look to tackle challenges facing the private sector to effectively participate in the railways sector. It will also discuss developing policies and plans to overcome such impediments and encourage the private sector’s participation.
QNA