Suhar Industrial City, affiliated to the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), received 49 investment applications during the first half of 2026, of which 39 contracts were successfully signed comprising 22 new contracts, 12 expansion contracts, four substitution contracts and one renewal contract. The total investment value of these contracts exceeds RO 214 million, covering […]
The South Sharqiyah Governorate is proceeding with the implementation of a package of waterfront projects, representing one of the most prominent development investments in the governorate during 2026. The development come within the framework of administrative and financial decentralization and the transformation of governorates into economic hubs capable of leveraging their competitive advantages. According to […]
MUSCAT: Canada Business Holdings Inc (CBH), a Canadian project development and investment company, has announced plans to explore energy-related investment opportunities in the Sultanate of Oman. Ottawa-based CBH said in a statement that its interest in Oman follows a decision to formally close its development file for a proposed petroleum refinery project in Tunisia for […]
SALALAH: The final Greater Salalah Structure Plan has outlined an estimated RO 4.3 billion investment programme through 2040, identifying 261 proposed interventions to support the city’s long-term economic, urban and infrastructure development. Presented on Monday, July 13, during a workshop on the final general framework of the plan, the programme comprises 114 proposed capital projects […]
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, JULY 8 Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and the Jordanian Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) have signed an agreement to launch the Omani-Jordanian strategic partnership to mark the beginning of a new phase of joint investment cooperation between the two brotherly countries and to enhance the established historical ties and growing economic relations […]
Muscat: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Jordan’s Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) have signed an agreement to establish an Omani-Jordanian investment company with a capital of RO 38.5 million, marking the beginning of a new era of joint investment cooperation between the two countries and further strengthening their long-standing historical ties and growing economic relations. […]
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, JULY 5 Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed nine social investment agreements worth RO 3.5 million to expand education, healthcare, youth development and environmental protection programmes across the Sultanate of Oman, reinforcing its commitment to supporting national development priorities under Oman Vision 2040. The agreements, signed at PDO’s headquarters in Mina Al […]
Seventy years ago, Britain confronted a dilemma. It wanted to remain a leading military power but no longer had the economic resources to sustain all the conventional capabilities it had inherited from the second world war. The solution proposed in the 1957 Sandys defence white paper was technological. Guided missiles, Duncan Sandys argued, were transforming […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 20 Al Sharqiyah South Governorate has reviewed a digital platform for investment opportunities developed in-house as part of its ongoing efforts to advance digital transformation and support economic development across the governorate. The platform was presented by the Executive Team for Digital Transformation in collaboration with the Planning and Investment Department, under the […]
MUSCAT: Oman’s salt industry is entering a new phase of industrial development, supported by investments exceeding $1 billion and a growing focus on value-added manufacturing that could transform one of the country’s oldest natural resources into a significant contributor to economic diversification. The Ministry of Energy and Minerals said the sector is moving beyond traditional […]
