Retail Promotions And Discounts Stopped In Oman Until Further Notice

Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP) has stated that they will stop receiving requests for promotional offers and discounts.

The decision comes into effect from today [Sunday, January 31] and will be enforced until further notice.

In a statement to the media, the ministry said: “The suspension of promotional offers and discounts is based on the decisions of the Supreme Committee to ban events and activities such as exhibitions that result in mass gatherings.

The Ministry had begun entertaining new promotional offers and discounts on September 15 after the months of lockdown that began in March 2020.