Riyadh: The Sultanate of Oman garnered 11 awards in the fourth season of the Gulf Smart Investor Award, organized by the securities market regulatory authorities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, during the award ceremony held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
According to Oman News Agency, the fourth season of the award saw extensive participation exceeding 300,000 entries from across the GCC, and featured four main competition tracks, namely writing, photography, drawing, and video production, targeting three categories: school students, university students, and individuals.
Outstanding Omani entries secured 11 awards across the various tracks and categories. In the writing track, four positions were achieved. Rawd Al Farsi claimed first place in the school category, Duja Al Ma'ani secured third place in the university category, while Sarah Al Kalbani achieved first place and Sajiya Al Isma'ili secured second place in the individuals category.
In the photography track, Tasneem Al Sabahi won first place and Al Yaqeen Al Salmi secured third place in the school category, while Mawda Al Salmani achieved first place in the university category, and Alia Al Abri won first place in the individuals category.
In the drawing track, Mariya Al Sudairi secured first place in the university category.
In the video track, Salim Al Ya'qoubi won first place and Zaha Al Mas'udi secured fourth place in the school category.
The Gulf Smart Investor Award falls within the framework of Gulf financial and investment awareness and literacy initiatives. It aims to encourage creative young talents to produce creative works and content that contribute to simplifying financial and investment concepts and enhancing awareness of sound investment practices.
Oman's participation in the fourth season and the results achieved by the winners reflect the level of creativity and excellence possessed by Omani talents, as well as their presence in Gulf initiatives aimed at promoting financial and investment literacy across all segments of society.