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Many describe Oman’s foreign policy as representative of the country’s soft power characteristic of its hospitable culture and tolerance towards everyone.Over the past decades, the country's...

The Middle East region is rich in many types of minerals that can be a great source of income, as well as open up job opportunities for the local people. The Sultanate of Oman has plenty of minerals...

Omani institutions are making great efforts to promote national industrial products, some of which currently reach markets in Europe, the Americas and Asia. These efforts are reinforced by...

Despite the measures taken by governments and concerned institutions in combating money laundering operations, they are not always successful due to manipulations by individuals and institutions...

In today's world every person aspires to save their earnings so their families can live content lives. The needs of the world are many, and it is difficult to achieve all that we aim for. Money is as...

A number of small enterprises were adversely impacted over the past period as a result of pandemic-induced closures, suffering declining sales and the effects of the downturn in general. This was due...

Despite the spread of many financial services in the world during the past five decades, there are about 1.4 billion adults without bank accounts as of mid-2022, according to World Bank data. These...

Over the past three decades, the advent of new modern technologies has necessitated the acquisition of new skillsets and expertise. Families hastened to educate, train and prepare their children in...

In this region, there is great interest in developments witnessed by China in the fields of trade, industry and innovation, in addition to the issue of population growth. Relations between the GCC and...

Some private institutions, within the framework of their social responsibility commitments, make efforts to support differently-abled members of society. Their aim is to provide a voice to these...

Present generations, as well as some governments, often find themselves weighed down by debt carried forward from previous years. Ordinary people too complain about their financial challenges although...

International agencies continue to raise warnings about the risk of cyber-attacks by rogue states and terror organisations against the infrastructure of governmental and private institutions around...

Some countries in the world used to record deficits in their annual financial budgets to achieve their financial and economic objectives, notably by obtaining loans from international financial...

The curtain has fallen on the World Cup 2022 hosted by Qatar. It was the best version of a World Cup in terms of efficient organisation, standard of facilities, entertainment and honest competition....

The Islamic banking sector in the region has grown significantly since it was launched in the early seventies of the last century, to become today a competitor to traditional banks and other banking...

I wonder how many rich foreigners or Arabs have lost their money in financial transactions involving digital currencies like Bitcoin recently, after making huge financial fortunes through investments...

The State of Qatar has achieved its dream of organising the first World Cup 2022 since it has received the honour of hosting this tournament in this first Arab country through competition and...

The countdown to the elections for the board of directors of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has begun. Voting will take place on November 22 with the participation of candidates of both...

haiderdawood@hotmail.com There is great disquiet in Egypt about over the government’s decision to float the national currency, the Egyptian Pound, whose value has been declining against the...

haiderdawood@hotmail.com - Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) recently announced that it intends to establish regional investment companies in five Arab countries, including the Sultanate...