Oman set to become hub for conference tourism
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Efforts exerted by the Sultanate in the field of tourism not only include enhancing hotel structure, constructing freeways and providing logistics, but...
Big steps taken to boost energy sector in Duqm
Haider al lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - In line with its efforts to develop oil and gas projects, and industries associated with these two vital sectors that constitute the country’s bulk...
World Savings Day a day to raise awareness on savings
Haider Al lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - The World Savings Day has passed without any celebration by banks or financial institutions on the occasion. Celebrated worldwide on October 31 each...
Remittances in region on the increase
Despite difficulties arising out of declining oil prices across GCC States, the volume of expatriate manpower has not witnessed such a decrease. In fact, it recorded an increase in some countries....
Muscat Securities Market transforms into company
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - The region’s financial markets need more autonomy to operate on a commercial basis to attract more domestic and foreign investment. Accordingly, the...
Enhancing the concept of combating human trafficking
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - The efforts and endeavours of the countries in the region are ongoing alongside the international community to raise awareness on the concept of human...
Renewable energy enhances Oman’s infrastructure
Haider Al lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Renewable energy projects in the Sultanate are bearing fruit since the government and private institutions starting adopting projects that contribute...
Health insurance a necessity for society
Haider Al lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - The Omani society reacted positively to the outcome of the 11th Middle East Healthcare Insurance Conference, recently held in collaboration with the...
Lesson in savings from Singapore’s experience
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - The importance of savings in any country lies in the fact that there can be no investment without savings. Saving is, therefore, an investment function....
Keeping tabs on suspicious financial transactions
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - In the past few years, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued 40 international recommendations on combating money laundering and financing of...
Oman’s use of clean energy on fast mode
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Participants at the latest conference organised by Nama’a Holding Group over the past five days have laid great emphasis on the future of clean energy...
Foreign trade between Oman, Iran to get boost
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - A study recently conducted by the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (Ithraa) has confirmed the Iranian market is a...
Logistics sector entails a bright future for the Sultanate
Oman expects the logistics sector will contribute almost RO 3 billion by 2020, while seaports and maritime affairs sector receives great attention from the state. Today this sector plays a vital role...
Focus on food security projects essential
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Omani imports still account for a significant chunk of annual balance of trade (BOT), with a value of nearly RO 9 billion ($23.4 billion) in 2016. This...
Challenges facing diversification in the region
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Economic diversification remains the main objective of the Gulf countries as they face challenges in the diversification process away from hydrocarbons....
Gas set to cushion impact of low oil prices
The Sultanate will commence operations in the upcoming period at the gas processing facility in Khazzan Field. The first train will be operated by this year-end with a production capacity of 500...
Oman’s economic diversification in full swing
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Nobody denies the Sultanate has been sparing no effort in developing economic sectors in line with the economic diversification policy and the “post-oil...
e-Visa Project a boost to tourism in the Sultanate
Haider Al Lawati - haiderdawood@hotmail.com - The inauguration ceremony of e-Visa Project was held recently under the patronage of Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, Minister Responsible for Foreign...
Hefty cost of cyber attacks on communities
No country is immune to cyber attacks and hacking of official and public institutions, which creates confusion and disruption in their daily operations, in addition to problems that occur in the work...
Suhar Airport a big boost to tourism, trade
In line with enhancing Oman’s logistics infrastructure in various economic sectors, especially in the travel, tourism and trade sector, a number of new sea ports and airports were constructed. To...