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        <title><![CDATA[Rising interest rates call for financial prudence]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The writer is the Executive Advisor to the Board, Global Money Exchange, MuscatBLURB: A tightening interest rate environment is a warning signal for borrowers to exercise greater f...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:10:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What role does science plays in nuclear diplomacy?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Diplomacy has long concerned itself with trade, territorial disputes, alliances and the management of conflict. These responsibilities endure, but the questions facing foreign mini...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:30:11 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why systems matter more than slogans]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Innovation has become one of the most frequently used words in modern government. It appears in national strategies, institutional plans, executive speeches and performance framewo...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:29:16 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Learn to speak AI]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you ask me today, as an experienced individual living in an AI era, what is an important skill that every person, be it a student or a professional, should have in order to be e...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:42:40 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- Oman gives business a seat at the table]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For as long as most of us have been in business, the pattern was familiar. A new fee, a new licence condition or a new quota would appear, and we would learn about it the same day...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:41:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why are school protests growing across France?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The unprecedented growth and adoption of AI, job displacement, and workplace transformations call for a rethink of education's foundations. Today, educational institutions from pri...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:23:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Listed manufacturers record profit growth in Q3]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Listed manufacturing companies on the Muscat Stock Exchange recorded a significant improvement in their combined financial performance during the first nine months of 2026. The res...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:22:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Strengthening local content in Oman’s healthcare sector]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197916/opinion/business/strengthening-local-content-in-omans-healthcare-sector]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Healthcare in the Sultanate of Oman offers immense opportunities to enhance local content, bolster economic diversification and achieve sustainable development. Healthcare, in the...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Dr Hilal al Sawai</media:title>
            <media:text>Dr Hilal al Sawai</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:31:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- The price of living where the jobs are]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[QASIM AL MAASHANIMore than half of Omanis insured in the private sector were in basic-wage bands below RO 500 a month in 2025. The National Centre for Statistics and Information co...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:30:23 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[IRENA outlook puts renewable electricity at centre of energy transition]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says the global energy transition will depend not only on expanding renewable power, but also on using electricity...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Najah al Riyami</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:24:02 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- The Omani Entrepreneur: Between Economic Opportunity and Reality]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[During my recent interactions with several Omani entrepreneurs who have just entered the world of business, I discovered something more interesting than their business plans or fin...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:53:22 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why do governments pay particular attention to small enterprises?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In recent years, the media have devoted considerable attention to the difficulties faced by some Omani-owned small enterprises and the challenges they encounter in their day-to-day...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:17:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Top UK fintechs call for end of stamp duty]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Group representing the UK’s fastest growing fintech companies has called for the government to scrap stamp duty on shares to boost London’s flagging initial public offering mar...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:16:28 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why the second customer matters for Oman’s startups]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197746/opinion/business/why-the-second-customer-matters-for-omans-startups]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[New figures from Riyada show how widely entrepreneurship is taking root in Oman. The ecosystem generates more than 3,000 startup ideas each year and includes 30 business incubators...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:39:48 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The first fifty days: A chief executive’s field notes]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197745/opinion/business/the-first-fifty-days-a-chief-executives-field-notes]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[On your first morning, the door closes behind you. The title is new, the institution is not. It has customers who have learned to wait, employees who have learned what is safe to s...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:38:48 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The invisible threat inside your pocket]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Imagine you receive a message from a friend, be it an image or a video. That image or video may contain a link that downloads an application automatically onto your phone. Everythi...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:07:19 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Two shores, one sea: The case for Oman and Somalia]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197661/opinion/business/two-shores-one-sea-the-case-for-oman-and-somalia]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Long before airline timetables, the monsoon did the logistics. For centuries its winds carried dhows between Oman’s coast and the Horn of Africa, with frankincense and trade goods...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:06:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the Conference of the Parties (COP)?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197599/opinion/business/what-is-the-conference-of-the-parties-cop]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[In February 1979, the First World Climate Conference was held in Geneva; it was sponsored by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). At the conference, scientists raised conce...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:49:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The French far right embraces austerity]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197598/opinion/business/the-french-far-right-embraces-austerity]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) in France, has unveiled an economic program centered on rapid fiscal consolidation—more commonly known as austerity....]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:48:09 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- Why is it getting harder to spot the rich?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197597/opinion/business/opinion--why-is-it-getting-harder-to-spot-the-rich]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Imagine walking into a room full of businesspeople. Could you tell who the wealthiest person is just by looking at them? Twenty years ago, you might have looked for the most expens...]]></description>
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            <media:title>AI image</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:44:59 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- Rich in resources, poor in prosperity: Is politics or economics to blame?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197454/opinion/business/opinion--rich-in-resources-poor-in-prosperity-is-politics-or-economics-to-blame]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am not sure whether you are a politician, an economist, or simply an ordinary person like me watching the world and wondering why some nations become richer while others continue...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:56:59 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Strong MSX performance boosts investor returns]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197390/opinion/business/strong-msx-performance-boosts-investor-returns]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) delivered a strong performance in 2025 compared with a number of Arab and international stock markets. The MSX30 Index rose by approximately 28.2%,...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:28:39 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Four in five FTSE firms have only had male bosses]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197389/opinion/business/four-in-five-ftse-firms-have-only-had-male-bosses]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[With the emphasis on gender equality, a new report has found that four out of five companies across the FTSE 100 and S&P 100 have never had a female chief executive, as boards fail...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:27:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Enhancing corporate ESG reporting in Oman]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197388/opinion/business/enhancing-corporate-esg-reporting-in-oman]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX), Crowe Oman published its second annual report which analysed the December 2025 ESG disclosures of approximately 100 MSX liste...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:24:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who tells the brand story in the age of AI?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197337/opinion/business/who-tells-the-brand-story-in-the-age-of-ai]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[On a recent trip, I was looking for a hotel. Like many travellers, I began with the photographs. One five-star property caught my attention. The rooms were elegant, the lighting ca...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:55:23 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who bears the risk of maritime casualties]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197336/opinion/business/who-bears-the-risk-of-maritime-casualties]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[If a collision were to occur involving Iranian vessels, resulting in marine environmental pollution, fatalities or injuries, and damage to vessels, cargo, property and third partie...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:54:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What skills and career paths are there in AI?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197290/opinion/business/what-skills-and-career-paths-are-there-in-ai]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Almost everyone is talking about AI—individuals, corporates, governments, and nations as a whole. Those who can use it to make a positive impact will be in high demand. For that, I...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:53:15 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A ship is born once. Oman can serve it for life]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197289/opinion/business/a-ship-is-born-once-oman-can-serve-it-for-life]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman was building ships long before it exported a barrel of oil. The shipwrights of Sur turned out ocean-going baghlahs and ghanjahs for trade across the Indian Ocean. At its heigh...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:39:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- The Strait of Hormuz: Disrupting the global economy]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197210/opinion/business/opinion--the-strait-of-hormuz-disrupting-the-global-economy]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[According to the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, the Middle East war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused the largest suppl...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:15:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[BRICS seeks gradual shift from dollar to local currencies]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197209/opinion/business/brics-seeks-gradual-shift-from-dollar-to-local-currencies]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The idea of a BRICS currency, as part of a de-dollarisation move, has drawn widespread attention since the Brazilian President mooted a common currency at the 2023 BRICS summit.  T...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:13:59 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pharma clusters power manufacturing strategy]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197183/opinion/business/pharma-clusters-power-manufacturing-strategy]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Sultanate of Oman is taking an important step towards strengthening its pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities through the development of specialised industrial clusters for...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:50:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Local content development in the industrial sector]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197163/opinion/business/local-content-development-in-the-industrial-sector]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The use of local content in different sectors of the economy has expanded beyond the oil and gas industry, and is now used as a tool to transform industrial growth into a broader a...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:43:49 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion-Oman’s manufacturing sector gains momentum]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The latest economic indicators released by National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) provide a positive picture of the continued growth of the manufacturing sector duri...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can the US grow its way out of debt? Don&#039;t bet on it]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has few cards left to play to free the US from its debt chokehold. He appears to be putting all his money on one: an AI-driven economic growth boom...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:31:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don’t just trust what you watch!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Imagine you receive a video message on your WhatsApp showing a friend or a close relative doing something embarrassing. The video looks real. The face, voice, and surroundings are...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:36:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A date, not a discount]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[On September 21, Oman did something governments seldom do. It put a deadline on itself. Under the new Executive Regulation of the Special Economic Zones and Free Zones Law, issued...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:35:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When AI thinks for us: The risk of cognitive surrender]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[By KV Ch Madhu Sudhana RaoThe writer is AI researcher based in the USAAs AI applications in education continue to expand, students and teachers use AI applications to research, mak...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:21:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The return of the IMF to Latin America]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For much of the 2000s, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) seemed to have finally distanced itself from the International Monetary Fund. The debt crises of the 1980s and the stru...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:20:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The number of Omanis in private-sector employment increased by almost 15,000 in the first eight months of 2026, while the expatriate workforce declined.What the headline figures do...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:23:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1196812/opinion/business/opinion--the-impact-of-local-content-on-omans-economic-development]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Local content is much broader than purchasing a greater share of goods and services from the local market. It has the potential to develop different segments of the economy, includ...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:21:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1196728/opinion/business/opinion--omans-fintech-gateway-is-open-the-real-test-follows]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The writer is a Muscat-based business and tech journalist. Email: loborianna@gmail.comSix-plus institutions aligned earlier this week to launch Oman’s new national financial techno...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:22:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is holding back small enterprises in the private sector?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Despite the attention given by the relevant authorities to self-employment and initiatives aimed at supporting small enterprises, many of these businesses are now experiencing a de...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:53:17 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Defence giants spend record £3 bn on start-ups]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Investment in defence tech start-ups has reached a record high this year as the world’s biggest arms companies step up spending on new military technologies. New figures from Dealr...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:52:15 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is Arab media entering its golden age?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some questions arrive with an answer. Others follow you for a while. One of them followed me through the corridors of the Arab Media Summit in Dubai. In one room, artificial intell...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:46:10 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Top priority for Trump-Xi summit is no big deals]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It reads like setup for a bad political thriller: with war roiling the Middle East, China’s strongman leader arrives in Washington for a high-stakes state visit with his American c...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:44:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman’s medical tourism: A strategic economic and investment opportunity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The health sector is not merely a social service sector; it is one of the most important economic, investment and social sectors, directly contributing to quality of life, human we...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:43:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don’t let AI make you useless]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Imagine a lawyer who used to spend hours reading contracts, identifying risks and writing legal arguments. Today, this same lawyer just asks AI to review the contract, identify the...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:50:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman’s diversification has a scale-up problem]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ask a procurement manager on any large project in Duqm or Suhar a simple question: how many Omani suppliers could deliver a RO 2 million contract on time, to international standard...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:49:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A new voice for the Global South: The 18th BRICS Summit]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1196494/opinion/business/a-new-voice-for-the-global-south-the-18th-brics-summit]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[To understand the significance of the recent 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, we must understand the Global North and Global South Framework. Fundamentally, this framework is...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:38:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Priority industries drive Oman’s transformation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Manufacturing represents one of the key pillars of economic diversification in the Sultanate of Oman, contributing to value addition, expanding the production base, creating new ec...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:36:45 +0400</pubDate>
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