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In a world where trade routes can change overnight, investors are no longer chasing the cheapest address. They are chasing the most reliable one. When risk rises — through shipping disruptions,...

India is no longer “the next big market”. It is the market that every serious trade strategy must orbit. That is why two agreements reached within weeks of each other deserve Oman’s full...

Davos has always been a temperature check on the global economy: not because one summit decides outcomes, but because it reveals what investors, policymakers and leaders will do next. The World...

Oman has never lacked ambition. What separates countries is not the ability to describe a destination, but the ability to build the road — with discipline, speed and trust. The Eleventh Five-Year...

The Cabinet’s approval to establish the Oman Global Financial Centre (OGFC) should be read as an economic decision, not a ceremonial one. Oman is signalling that the next stage of diversification...

Oman’s identity was shaped by trade long before modern borders and balance sheets. For centuries, Omani merchants linked East Africa, the Gulf and India through routes built on trust, safe passage...

You know the moment when a country’s economic story stops being a promise and starts becoming a pipeline — projects that break ground, exports that ship on time and citizens who find skilled work...

Oman and India have signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Muscat, a milestone that deserves recognition. But the bigger story starts after the signing. A trade agreement...

As automation and AI transform manufacturing, energy — not labour — has become the decisive input. If the last century rewarded cheap hands, the next will reward abundant, reliable electrons. Oman...

The Gulf has proved a simple truth: when you connect ports, borders and markets with reliable “corridors”, trade and investment scale up. For Oman, the opportunity is to fuse our historic Indian...

Oman stands today at a promising turning point. The country has built strong infrastructure and developed its human capital. A young, ambitious population is looking for chances to contribute and...

As Omanis, National Day is never only about parades, fireworks and flags. It is a moment when a nation pauses, looks back with gratitude and pride; and looks forward with responsibility and...

Across the world, family-owned enterprises are not a footnote—they are the backbone of productive economies. From Europe’s Mittelstand to Asia’s patient industrial champions and the Gulf’s...

Oman’s story has always been about connection: seafaring routes, bustling ports and the quiet pride of making things well. That same spirit can power our next leap — by turning our ports and zones...

Modern Oman was built on this foundation. Roads, ports, hospitals and schools have been financed in large part by hydrocarbon income. That legacy should make us confident, not complacent. The task now...

Oman Vision 2040 is a bold mandate for transformation — a call to diversify the economy, empower the private sector and cultivate new industries built on our distinctive strengths. Among these, none...

Oman's mining sector is a fundamental pillar of its economic diversification path, given the Sultanate of Oman's varied mineral wealth, which includes copper, chrome, manganese, gypsum,...

Around the world, capital is shifting towards cleaner and more responsible growth. Investors are directing more funds to projects that cut emissions and protect natural resources; and they now expect...

In the complex world of modern trade, the Sultanate of Oman is not merely seeking partners — it is engineering a new economic architecture. Our goal, as enshrined in Oman Vision 2040, demands more...

Oman Vision 2040 puts people at the heart of development. In health, that means moving beyond the old idea that wellbeing equals more hospitals and more medicines. The vision is broader and more...