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MUSCAT, AUGUST 14The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology will launch a unified open data platform by the end of this year, according to a senior Ministry official.Hassan...

I was exchanging restaurant recommendations with a colleague last week, when she pulled out her phone and shared a local food review account. I gasped. I hated that account. The truth of the matter is...

MUSCAT, AUGUST 13The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, represented by the Directorate General of Fisheries Resource Development, unveiled a programme to enhance artisanal...

MUSCAT, AUGUST 11The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology has unveiled a personal data protection policy for state administrative units in an effort to “enhance the...

MUSCAT: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) is currently in the process of developing a licensing and regulatory framework to support the introduction of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services – a short-term...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology is seeking public feedback on the draft of its National Artificial Intelligence Policy – a key framework document that...

MUSCAT: A pilot project combining the use of space data and artificial intelligence to enhance the efficiency of the agricultural sector, has achieved a success rate of 90 per cent, according to an...

MUSCAT: The volume of trade exchange the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council amounted to $13.4 billion in 2022, according to recent data shared by the Council....

MUSCAT: Sports goods and accessories rank among the highest online purchases in the Sultanate of Oman, according to data from Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology...

MUSCAT: The transition to clean and renewable energy is one of the main factors behind Oman’s restructuring of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contracts, according Oman’s Minister of Energy and...

MUSCAT: The recently approved national policy of local value addition (also known as In-Country Value - ICV) is expected to boost employment rates, according to Dr Ali al Shidhani, Under-Secretary for...

MUSCAT, JULY 17Trade exchange between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Mexico surged 25 per cent from $3.3 billion in 2021 to reach $4.4 billion in 2022.According to data published...

MUSCAT, JULY 15The third edition of the ‘National System for Institutional Innovation and Change Management’, a key forum organised by the Ministry of Labour, began here yesterday, July 15, 2024,...

MUSCAT, JULY 14Energy companies investing in Oman’s hydrocarbon sector can now directly monetize and market their value-added natural gas production instead of solely relying on the state-owned...

MUSCAT: An entrepreneurial development programme focusing on Advanced Technologies (DotNxt Jadeer) concluded on Wednesday July 10, under the auspices of the Minister of Transport, Communications, and...

MUSCAT: An initiative targeting the growth of Digital Foreign Direct Investment in the Sultanate of Oman is expected to be launched soon, according to the Chief of Global Cooperation and Partnerships...

MUSCAT, JULY 9Enhancing the efficiency of project management cadres is key to reining in government expenditure, according to Eng Saeed al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and...

MUSCAT, JULY 8The trade exchange between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the United States of America amounted to $94.7 billion in 2022, according to recent data published by...

MUSCAT, JUNE 25The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources has announced the launch of a study to assess the status of pelagic fish stocks along the coasts of Oman.According to...

MUSCAT: The total value of cargo handled by Omani ports amounted to RO 15.986 billion in 2023, according to data shared by Captain Majid bin Saif al Barhi, Director General of Maritime Affairs at the...