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Local and international start-ups backed by Oman Technology Fund (OTF), the Sultanate’s leading venture capital investment fund, have ballooned to over 120 ventures – a growing portfolio boosted...

A plethora of government agencies are working in concert to support Oman’s aspirations to evolve into a food hub for the wider region – a proposition that opens up the Sultanate to investment...

The Rural Areas Electricity Company (Tamweer), a subsidiary of The Electricity Holding Company (Nama Group), has reported an impressive 26 percent growth in the value of its nationwide assets, which...

The Opec Fund for International Development has reaffirmed $130 million in funding assistance for the Al Sharqiyah Expressway Tunnels Project – a strategic carriageway that will enhance road...

New investments in projects spearheaded by Oman Food Investment Holding Company (OFIC), the government’s food sector investment and development flagship, total around $ 1billion, underscoring the...

An award for the development of a portfolio of small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) / diesel hybrid projects in remote areas of the Sultanate will be finalised by the third quarter of this year,...

Oman’s newly revamped Tax Authority will shortly begin implementing the long-anticipated Tax Card system in the Sultanate. It follows an Executive Decision by Sultan bin Salim al Habsi, Head of the...

[caption id="attachment_620584" align="alignleft" width="152"] Murtadha bin Mohammed Jawad Ibrahim al Jamalani[/caption] Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has welcomed last week’s...

Oman has agreed to slash crude output by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) during July in line with an accord reached by global oil producers on Saturday night to extend record production cuts for another...

A high-tech Omani start-up is gearing up to roll out a first-of-its-kind DNA testing service that offers citizens and residents the opportunity to enhance their health and well-being by unlocking the...

Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has recommended the introduction of a comprehensive insurance policy package to help investors and promoters of private schools and nurseries in the...

Shrimp farming – a hugely promising segment of Oman’s burgeoning aquaculture industry – got a further boost on Saturday following the signing of a key contract for the establishment of a new...

MUSCAT: Ahead of Saturday’s crunch talks by Opec members and its allies on a further extension of global production curbs, the Sultanate of Oman has announced that it will back any decision that...

A landmark initiative to procure Oman’s first national satellite programme has formally commenced with the government inviting qualified international consultancy firms to bid for a contract to...

Haya Water, the state-owned utility overseeing wastewater treatment services in Oman, has ruled out the risk of exposure to the deadly coronavirus from its treated effluent, which is widely used in...

Shell Development Oman’s renewable energy arm, ‘Qabas’, has plans to develop as much as 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy-based capacity to support the green energy requirements of...

Adding to its portfolio of products aimed at bolstering the capabilities of frontline agencies tackling the COVID-19 menace in the Sultanate, Makers Oman – a new hub for Omani-driven science and...

The Sustainable Energy Research Centre (SERC) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has embarked on a first-of-its-kind study of the potential use of methanol as a cost-competitive and cleaner-burning...

The Capital Market Authority (CMA), which regulates the insurance industry in the Sultanate, has instructed insurance firms to shoulder the cost of treating policyholders who have contracted the novel...

Port of Duqm has added Chemical Ship to Ship (STS) operations to its expanding portfolio of capabilities. Recently, the maritime gateway, which anchors the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ) – the...