Oman
EIDPMO holds pre-departure briefing for Trade Mission to Oman
MUSCAT: Twenty-One Bruneian companies will be joining an official delegation led by the Energy and Industry Department at the Prime...
Oman willing to invest in garment, leather sectors
MUSCAT: Oman has expressed interest to invest in Bangladesh's leather, jute and other prospective sectors. The expression of interest by...
Banks in Oman get extension to meet funding target of small units
MUSCAT: Oman’s commercial banks have been given a one-year extension to comply with a stipulation to provide a minimum of...
Omantel accepts offer to sell stake in Pakistan-based WorldCall
MUSCAT: Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) on Monday said that the company has accepted an offer presented by WorldCall Services and...
Stone laid for OMR 250m Diar Ras Al Hadd Tourism Project in Oman
MUSCAT: 'Diar Ras Al Hadd Tourism Project ' foundation stone has been laid on Thursday. The event was held in...
National Day holidays expected to boost business in Oman
MUSCAT: Businessmen see a boom in activity and revenue in the coming week after the government announced on Wednesday that...
Tanfeedh in Oman set to announce 120 proposals
MUSCAT: Omanis and expatriates are invited to participate in a national survey when Tanfeedh, the National Programme for Enhancing Economic...
Oman signs OMR169m deal to build Duqm port terminals, fishing harbor
MUSCAT: Oman’s Duqm authority has signed three major agreements for building four terminals at Duqm port, a fishing harbour, associated...
Oman awards $437m port project contracts
MUSCAT: Oman's Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (Sezad) has signed three agreements worth RO169 million ($437 million) for the...
Alizz Islamic to finance buyers of Telal Al Qurm homes
MUSCAT: Alizz Islamic Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Telal Al Qurm, the Sultanate’s latest Integrated Tourism...
Muscat bourse to introduce ‘day trading’ with lower commission on Sunday
MUSCAT: Oman’s Muscat bourse will start ‘day trading’ with lower brokerage fee or cost of transaction from Sunday. In fact,...
Employers in Oman must pay new visa fees
MUSCAT: Employers who force their workers to pay visa fee increases are acting illegally, a chamber of commerce member has...
Oman Oil, Kuwait Petroleum sign deal on Duqm refinery
MUSCAT: Oman Oil Company (OOC), the Sultanate’s investment arm in the energy and energy-related sectors, and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI),...
Muscat bourse to introduce day trading
MUSCAT: Muscat Securities Market (MSM) has announced that it will be introducing ‘Day Trading’ at the local bourse from Sunday,...
Oman, Qatar sign pact on security cooperation
MUSCAT: An agreement for exchanging attestation documents on security cooperation was signed at the Foreign Ministry yesterday between Oman and...
Oman to increase expat work visa fees by 50%
MUSCAT: Oman’s Ministry of Manpower has announced work visa fees for expats will increase by 50 per cent. Times of...
CMA suspends three listed companies from Muscat bourse
MUSCAT: Oman’s market watchdog Capital Market Authority (CMA) on Wednesday suspended share trading of three listed companies on the Muscat...
Central Bank of Oman issues treasury bills worth OMR42m
MUSCAT: A tender of Government Treasury Bills, issue number 449, was held at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) this...
Oman sovereign fund acquires 32% stake in Spanish firm
MUSCAT: Oman’s State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) has signed an agreement to acquire a 32.2 per cent stake in Spain-based...
Oman plans to build water project in Khasab
MUSCAT: Oman plans to build a new independent water project (IWP) with a desalination capacity of 16,000 cubic metres of...
