India-Oman free trade pact (CEPA) nearing conclusion, says Piyush Goyal. Deal offers 98% market access for Indian goods, significant services liberalisation. Key issue: protection from Omanisation ...

The electricity and water sectors contributed 2.5% to Oman’s GDP in 2024, with total investments in regulated sectors reaching 2.837 billion Omani riyals from 2020 to 2024.

In 2024, non-oil trade between the UAE and Oman reached a record AED56bn ($15.2bn), a 9.8 per cent increase from the previous year, highlighting the deepening economic partnership. The Al Rawdah Zone ...

India-Oman CEPA talks near conclusion with focus on job safeguards amid Omanisation policy. India seeks freeze on local hiring quotas to protect expat jobs. Deal promises 98% product access ...

According to Cavendish Maxwell’s Oman real estate market performance report, the Sultanate is set to add 5,800 hotel rooms to its current inventory over the next five years, with 35 new hotels and ...

Oman, Muscat, 20 May 2025: Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, has announced the appointment of Nasser Bdeir as Country Manager for. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

In December 2000, Kuwait was chosen as the headquarters for AOU. AOU's initial phase commenced in October 2002, with branches established in Kuwait, Lebanon, and Jordan. The year 2003 saw the opening ...

Motivated by Oman’s economic transformation agenda, this paper: (i) takes stock of the state of digitalization in Oman; (ii) provides an illustration of potential gains from enhanced digitalization; ...

Oman busts human trafficking ring. Expat detained over involvement with international network smuggling migrants to Europe. Last updated: April 13, 2025 | 14:38. Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent.

Oman has historically been the country closest to Iran's positions in the Gulf, playing a key and constructive role in mediating several issues related to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Over the years, ...

Oman cannot have it both ways—it cannot benefit from American friendship and assistance while enabling a crisis in the Middle East. A showdown may be brewing in the Middle East.

Carrefour Oman is operated by UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), which has held exclusive rights to the brand in the Middle East and North Africa since 1995.