With wintry weather underway in many parts of Australia, I’ve been enjoying the seasonal change in my garden and its trees. In fact, winter is a really great time to get a few important jobs done in the garden. 1. Making the most of mulch Start by checking the depth and spread of mulch. Mulch […]
MUSCAT, JULY 9 Indian exporters have begun using the Oman-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to move early seafood and processed-food shipments to the Sultanate of Oman, offering one of the first practical tests of the trade pact since it entered into force on June 1. The agreement, signed in Muscat on December 18, 2025, […]
Companies in the Gulf, some of the most directly affected by the Iran war, will provide one of the clearest insights so far of its regional financial impact when they begin reporting their second-quarter earnings this week. In countries from Saudi Arabia and Oman to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, company results are likely […]
MUSCAT: The Social Protection Fund has set a date for the completion of the transfer of ownership of assets from several pension funds to the Social Protection Fund, as part of the implementation of the unified pension and social protection system in the Sultanate of Oman. Article 1 of Decision No (R/11/2026) stipulates that the […]
Twenty years ago, 16-year-old Taylor Swift released her debut single, Tim McGraw. To understand everything that has come since – the confessional genius, the brand strategy, the carefully constructed persona – this three-minute-and-fifty-two-second country ballad is a good place to start. As we argue in our edited collection Taylor Swift: Culture, Capital & Critique, Swift […]
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s national budget airline, SalamAir, is exploring new destinations in India and plans to set up a base in Salalah to expand operations in the South of Oman. Speaking to the Observer, Adrian Hamilton-Manns, CEO of SalamAir said, “We will be looking at the Goa in Western India besides the Navi […]
Muscat: Major banks in the Sultanate of Oman have indicated that they will be launching the Maal debit and credit cards. This Central Bank of Oman-initiated local card, to be launched in cooperation with six local banks, aims to strengthen the national payments system and the independence of the financial infrastructure. Bank Muscat, Sohar International, […]
NEW YORK: SpaceX was on course to blow past $2 trillion in market valuation in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, reflecting the frenzy for the Elon Musk-led company and putting it on track to become the sixth-largest publicly listed company in the United States. Shares were indicated to open around $175 a share, or about […]
FMC-Ferrometalco, a leading Egyptian steel fabrication and construction company, has signed an agreement to invest in the establishment of a major facility specializing in the fabrication of steel structures at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). The project forms part of a portfolio of investments announced earlier this week by the Public Authority for […]
