Bangkok: The Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Royal Navy of Oman, signed an agreement with the Thai company Marsun to enhance the operational and technical capabilities of Oman National Hydrographic Office.
The agreement includes providing a number of hydrographic survey equipment, transferring expertise, and building national capabilities in the field of hydrographic surveying.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Ministry of Finance by Mahmoud Abdullah Al Aweini, Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance, and from the Thai side by Patrawin Chongvisal, Chief Executive Officer of Marsun Company, on the sidelines of the Joint Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group held in Bangkok.
The signing of this agreement comes within the framework of the Partnership for Development (Offset) Programme, which aims to transfer modern technology from committed companies and build national capabilities and competencies across all sectors through knowledge transfer and best practices via partnership relations connecting the Ministry of Finance with leading institutions and companies around the world.