From chicken to milk... healthy competition is a must
A few years ago, a romour was rife that the products of one of the poultry companies in the Gulf region were produced in France. It was said that these products were just packed here in the Sultanate...
Investment Services Centre makes things easier!
Efforts are made by the Investment Services Centre to enable starting a business in the Sultanate of Oman easier. It is doing the much-needed task of linking all concerned government organisations...
Why women could not make to it?
It is widely said that women are enemies of themselves. This is proved true in the case of Omani women. This is the much-talked-about topic during the recently concluded Majlis Ash’shura elections....
Majlis Ash’shura ushers in a new era
The Sultanate is making one stride after another to be recorded in the history in golden letters. The initiative taken to strengthen the role of the people in the country’s decision-making process...
Expressing our love and allegiance to Oman
s the authorities complete and finalise preparations for the ninth term Majlis Ash’shura elections and candidates wind up campaign according to rules specified earlier, now it is in the hands of the...
Empowering people with special needs...
No one can deny that giving and receiving support is part of human experience; as all communities have ways of providing help or assistance in both formal and informal ways, which are naturally...
Children are the future of our nation
The world is unanimous that pre-school is the foundation of the educational system, which shapes the personality of the child. Education of kids requires special handling and educational attention....
Majlis elections approve Oman’s uniqueness
As the countdown begins for the coming elections of Majlis Ash’shura, the Sultanate of Oman has been witnessing social mobility regarding the competition among candidates all over the country....
State General Reserve Fund guarantees better future
The positive strides made by the State General Reserve Fund in 2018, returns at 7 per cent, since its inception, is a big achievement in light of the situation in the world where majority of...
Omani-Lebanese relations hold greater promise
Based on mutual respect, non-interference in in each other’s internal affairs and supporting international justice and humanitarian issues, the Omani-Lebanese relations are a role model for what...
Knee-jerk reactions can’t shake entities
Despite the economic crisis which we see in the region and its implications everywhere, the bigger economic and business entities are performing well and showing good results. This is undoubtedly a...
Enriching the economy through partnerships
More than 10 years ago, I wrote a lot on the idea of ‘offset,’ its importance, and the need to create it as an entity to enrich the national economy, markets and add local value to contracts and...
Celebrating the development of a nation
The development indicators released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) are sufficient to show the multi-dimensional growth achieved by the Sultanate of Oman. They indicate...
Neither we invest nor we allow others to do so
Once I met a businessman, and asked him why you did not invest in the country, pat came the reply: ‘to be saved from the tongues of the people’. This reply shocked me. I still feel embarrassed...
Foreign investment law takes care of citizens’ interests
Some may have concerns about the foreign capital investment law issued earlier this month, as part of a package of laws to stimulate the economy and boost diversification of sources of income. The law...
Royal decrees will transform economy
The recent Royal Decrees will play pivotal role in strengthening the economy of the country by giving a new impetus to the local and foreign investments. The move is in line with the policy of...
Sultanate’s logistic sector built from scratch!
The efforts being made to establish economic entities to push the wheel of investment and development of economic sectors in the Sultanate, such as the logistics sector, are not as easy as many of us...
Entrepreneurship is better than employment
There are huge efforts made in the Sultanate of Oman to promote self-employment and jobs. It has opened up vast horizons for the people of the country who are really serious about starting own...
Dreams of a Fourth Industrial Revolution!
It is nice to imagine the world of Fourth Industrial Revolution and its technological development which is reshaping many aspects of our lives. In view of these developments taking place all around,...
How can private sector benefit from WTO?
I had an opportunity to attend an evening organised by Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) this Ramadhan. The event was important as it focused on World Trade Organisation (WTO), and how the...