Direct Purchase Procedure - Approved July 2024

Investment System, S&P, Factset Research Systems Inc, "Thomson Reuter, (Refinitiv)", Serengeti, MSCI Inc, SS&CIT, Convene, Nevotek, Team Mate, Decree platform, PLC (Practical Law) etc. 2) Obligatory services - New Any new procurement resulting in obligatory services will be routed through the C&P team.

C07 – Investment related purchases

1) Due Diligence, Tax & MFN fees 2) Legal services fees

C08 – Finance related purchases

1) Appointment of External Auditors 2) Valuation

C09 – Administration related purchases

1) Purchase DPO, DPI Vehicles and VIP Guests vehicles 2) Fuel charges 3) Rental (car, store, etc.) 4) Purchase of mobile phones in accordance with HR policy 5) Spare parts for existing systems, including the firefighting system, access control system, CCTV system, and duress alarm 6) Film and ribbon for the card printer, as well as tags and holders for access cards

C10 –Venue Reservation and Catering

1) Reservation of venues and catering for official business purposes such as workshops, training, summits, conferences, meetings, staff gathering

2) Catering and foods items. 3) Mixed (event and catering)

C11 – Media

1) Media – newspapers, advertisements, and announcements 2) Takatuf – Ruwad Oman program – Campaigns 3) Media monitoring: - Meltwater system – annual invoice based on renewal and new packages - Social media – digital content distribution - Newswire service for international news distribution

4) Events: -

Venue booking – set up by Admin and invoice processed by Media team. - Hospitality, food, flowers, etc. - set up by Admin and invoice processed by Media team

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