New leathergoods expo opens in Oman

10/07/2012

Leathergoods exhibition Muscat A was officially opened on July 9 in Oman by Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al Maimani, undersecretary of the ministry of commerce and industry for administrative and financial affairs.

The three-day event, which is the first of its kind of in the region, is hosting 28 local and international leathergoods brands.

According to official figures, the value of the Oman’s leathergoods imports was 9.9 million rials ($25.7 million) in 2011, while raw leather imports totalled 471,000 rials.