Oman and Bahrain sign 25 agreements, MoUs and executive programmes

The pacts were signed during the state-visit of King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Sultanate of Oman

The Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain signed 25 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), agreements and executive programmes covering cultural, scientific, social, health, media, financial, economic, food security, municipal and meteorology fields.

The pacts were signed within the context of the state-visit of King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Sultanate of Oman.

Five MoUs were inked by the two countries’ Ministries of Health, Information, Labour and Education, as well as Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources with its counterpart, the Bahraini Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture.

The two countries also signed an MoU in the field of insurance and social protection, inked by Oman’s Social Protection Fund and Bahrain’s Social Insurance Authority and an MoU in the field of exhibitions and conferences, signed by Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion and Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion and Bahrain’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce signed 4 memoranda of understanding in the fields of investment promotion, intellectual property, industry, stamping precious metals and examining valuable stones.’

In addition, Oman’s Tax Authority and Bahrain National Bureau of Revenue signed an agreement on the elimination of double taxation.

The two countries also signed 4 executive programmes in the field of ensuring the quality of school education, of museum activities, how to carry out joint municipal activities over the years (2025-2026) and how to implement a memorandum of understanding in the fields of electricity and renewable energy.