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MUSCAT: Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is reframing what “success” looks like in 2026: not a headline rally in index levels, but a market that can consistently absorb institutional flows, clear...

MUSCAT, FEB 28 Meranti Green Steel has secured full offtake coverage for the first module of its planned hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant at Duqm, lining up buyers for the entire 2.5 million tonnes...

The debate over motor insurance prices in Oman should not be reduced to a simple question of whether premiums will rise. The more important question is whether any future pricing changes will be fair,...

MUSCAT, FEB 25 DHL Express is stepping up its investment and air-network connectivity in Oman as it positions the sultanate of Oman as a faster link to global markets and tries to grow outbound...

MUSCAT, FEB 24 Singapore-headquartered steel producer Meranti Green Steel plans to develop its proposed Duqm hot briquetted iron (HBI) project through a phased energy transition model, starting with a...

MUSCAT, FEB 24 A part of the first phase of Sultan Haitham City is expected to be opened this year, with infrastructure and service works advancing and around 1,700 housing units already sold,...

MUSCAT, FEB 23 A government-backed ginger cultivation project in Dhofar Governorate is showing early signs of commercial promise after second-season output rose to 2.5 tonnes — results officials say...

QASIM AL MAASHANI MUSCAT, FEB 22 Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is working on a central counterparty (CCP) clearing model and securities lending and borrowing mechanisms as part of a 2026–2027 road map...

Airports are often filed as a transport story. In Oman, they increasingly read as an economic story — about reducing the cost of distance, widening access to opportunity, and connecting governorates...

MUSCAT: Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is tightening market-making obligations and streamlining foreign investor onboarding as it seeks to convert bursts of trading activity into “structural”...

  MUSCAT: Domestic mail shipments rose to 4.38 million in 2025, up from 1.52 million in 2021, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said during a media briefing, citing postal sector...

MUSCAT: The head of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has urged private-sector companies in Oman to diversify investment and develop new revenue streams beyond traditional telecoms,...

MUSCAT – Revenues of licensed telecoms companies in Oman rose to RO 961 million in 2025, up from RO 768 million in 2021, according to figures presented at the sector’s media briefing.The data...

Muscat: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority says it has moved deeper into a “digital-first” model over the past four years, pointing to faster online delivery of services alongside a...

MUSCAT: The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) said new investments in special economic zones, free zones and industrial cities exceeded RO 1.4 billion in 2025, lifting...

MUSCAT: The recently announced strategic partnership between the Oman Food Capital, the food investment arm of the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), and Brazilian food giant JBS is more than a...

MUSCAT: Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) said cumulative investment across Oman’s economic and free zones has reached RO 22.4 billion, with RO 1.4 billion in added...

Oman’s economic transition is moving faster than its public economic narrative. The country is pushing towards higher productivity, stronger logistics performance and a larger digital footprint, yet...

MUSCAT: Oman’s benchmark MSX30 surged 2.13 per cent on Thursday to 7,177.57 points, extending a sharp run-up that has lifted the market to its highest levels in more than a decade and reignited...

MUSCAT: Al Buraimi Governorate has moved beyond its planned targets for food-security projects, with current investment in the sector standing at RO 62 million. According to Sayyid Dr Hamad bin Ahmed...