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MUSCAT: Dr Saeed bin Mubarak al Muharami, Professor of Finance at Sultan Qaboos University, said there is a difference between net income and net cashflows, noting that the figures highlighted at the...

Every budget season, people ask a simple question: what does this mean for my daily life? Not in tables, but at the supermarket, in rent payments, in transport costs, in service charges and in the...

MUSCAT, JAN 2Oman is embedding labour-market support into its public spending system by linking part of the funding for its employment programme to government and state-linked procurement, as the...

 Muscat: Sohar International said it has received the Central Bank of Oman’s initial approval to open a representative office in Hong Kong (HK), as the bank pushes to strengthen links with Asian...

In an open market, a lower price can look like good news for consumers. But it can also be a warning signal for the economy when it is not driven by higher efficiency or better productivity, but by...

MUSCAT, DEC 25The Oman–India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is best understood as a long-term strategic framework to reduce business friction and improve policy predictability,...

MUSCAT: The decision by a well-known telecom firm to terminate the employment of 125 staff has reignited a broader economic debate over corporate restructuring, foreign investment responsibility, and...

In an era where traditional political power is steadily eroded by economic leverage, sovereignty is no longer asserted through speeches or alliances alone. It is constructed — patiently and quietly...

Countries today behave much like investors: they examine data, assess risks and search for opportunities, yet beneath all these calculations lies a deeper concern — whether the partner on the other...

In the middle of Oman’s vast interior, where desert roads shape both the landscape and the people who work there, Abdullah Ghadeer al Junaibi built a leadership philosophy defined by clarity,...

For years, green hydrogen has been portrayed as the next great pillar of the global energy transition — a clean fuel capable of decarbonising heavy industry, transforming shipping, and reshaping...

Oman is standing at an important moment in its economic journey. The country has strengthened its social system through the Social Protection Law of 2023 and the establishment of the Social Protection...

Every country has a story it tells the world. Some highlight their natural resources, others their technology and many lean on their geography. But in the global economy we live in today, none of...

When the government launched the “Promising Companies Market” as a five-year platform to help local firms access capital, many people saw it as simply another financing tool. But the real story...

MUSCAT: The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched an ‘Investor Protection Portal’ on their official website, stepped up disclosure requirements and oversight of intermediaries; and...

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman enters the 2026–2030 execution cycle with a fourfold mandate for its financial system, to deepen capital markets, diversify products, protect investors and align its...

Hardly a week passes in Oman without a headline announcing a new investment project or strategic partnership with a global company. Photos of signing ceremonies and polished boardrooms send a clear...

MUSCAT, NOV 4Fintech is emerging as a pillar of inclusion, fostered in significant part by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Oman, the Ministry of...

MUSCAT, NOV 2The Sultanate of Oman is accelerating capital-market reforms to deepen liquidity, broaden sector representation and secure an upgrade of Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) from frontier to...

MUSCAT: Publicly-traded Omani cement manufacturer Raysut Cement Company SAOG has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to tackle full erosion of its share capital after accumulated losses at...