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Consider the world as it stands today. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supply flows, has in recent tensions seen severe disruption. Maritime traffic that once...

Every day, approximately twenty million barrels of crude oil transit through a single waterway thirty-four kilometres wide and sixty metres deep. That volume represents roughly one-fifth of global oil...

Start with the numbers. By the end of the second quarter of 2025, Oman’s foreign direct investment (FDI) stock reached RO 30.279 billion, a 12.8% year‑on‑year rise, according to the National...

If you want to understand the new world economy, stop staring only at stock charts and start watching shipping risk. When risk rises, money moves. In today’s trade environment, insurance premiums,...

Some nations inherit geography; Oman inherited a vocation. Long before “globalisation” became fashionable, Omani seafarers were stitching together the Indian Ocean economy — from East Africa to...

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...