Board of Directors of OCCI Social Investment Centre meets

Muscat: The Board of Directors of the Social Investment Centre affiliated to Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) on Sunday held its annual plan for the year 2025 and the proposed budget for enhancing sustainable social investment.

The meeting was held under the auspices of HH Sayyida Dr. Mona Fahad Al Said, Chairperson of the Centre’s Board of Directors, in the presence of stakeholders.

The meeting stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation and exchanging expertise with similar centres locally and internationally, notably by organising visits and implementing joint programmes that would contribute to localising knowledge and endorsing the best practices in this field. It also discussed some draft financial and administrative regulations aimed at ensuring effective governance of the centre.

The meeting stressed the need to transform social investment programmes, projects and initiatives into sustainable investments capable of achieving long-term impact. It also studied scopes for establishing strategic partnerships with the public and private sectors in a manner that achieves integration towards sustainable social development.