Muscat, The total number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) registered in the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development till the end of November 2021 increased by 30.4% to reach 62,335 compared to 47,802 in November 2020, according to the data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Among the governorates, the Governorate of Muscat topped the list by reaching 21,068 enterprises, comprising a rise by 31.5%, followed by the Governorate of North Al Batinah with 9,830, comprising an increase by 30.4%, the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah with 7,604, going up 25.9% and the Governorate of Dhofar by 5,318, constituting a surge by 33.7% compared to the same period in 2020.

The total number of SMEs registered by the end of November 2021 recorded an increase in the Governorate of South Al Batinah by 33.1% to reach 4,742, the governorate of North A’Sharqiya by 27.9% to reach 4,110, the Governorate of South A’Sharqiya by 32.2% to reach 3,738, the Governorate of A’Dahirah by 24% to reach 3,454, the Governorate of Al Buraimi by 28.9% to reach 1,321, the Governorate of Al Wusta by 33% to reach 831 and the Governorate of Musandam by 73.4% to reach 319.

Source: Oman News Agency