November 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Board of Directors of the Fisheries and Agriculture Development Fund held its second meeting for 2018 under the chair of Dr. Fu’aad bin Ja’afar Al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Chairman of the Fund. The Fund’s Board approved to finance ten projects, including four agricultural projects and 6 fisheries projects at a c...
November 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Consul General of the Sultanate of Oman in Australia hosted a reception on the occasion of the glorious 48th National Day. The reception was held at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne. Bruce Norman Atkinson, the President of the Victorian Legislative Council, Ambassadors, businessmen, academics, consul employees and Omani students studyin...
November 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) presented successful energy-efficient projects that the governments can adopt at the 18th Annual Conference of Arab Administrative Development Organisation (ARADO). Energy is one of the important aspects among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Some of the highlighted projects were renewable...
November 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe 2010 batch government employees are eligible for promotion with effect from November 2018, according to an announcement made by some ministries. So far, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Public Authority for Radio and Television and Ministry of Civil Service, according to statements...
November 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe 10th meeting of the Omani-Indian Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) was held at Al Shafaq Club of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) on Wednesday. The meeting is part of the military cooperation between the Sultanate and India. The Omani side to the meeting was headed by Mohammed bin Nasser al Rasbi, Secretary-General of the Min...
November 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsMacroeconomic indicators show the recovery of the economy in the first half of 2018, as the gross domestic product at current prices reached about RO 15 billion — a growth rate of 15 per cent. Talal bin Sulaiman al Rahbi (pictured), Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Planning (SCP) said oil sector drove the growth. The se...
November 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe ban on recruitment of expatriate workers to a number of professions has been extended by another six months in Oman. A statement from the Ministry of Manpower on Sunday said that the decisions taken by Shaikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, apply to some professions in sales, purchase, construction, cleaning, etc....
November 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsMajlis Ash’shura session on Sunday, chaired by Shaikh Khalid bin Hilal al Maawali, Chairman of Majlis Ash’shura, discussed the draft state general budget for the fiscal year 2019, which was referred from the government as per the provision of articles 90 and 91 of Majlis Ash’shura Internal Regulations. The two articles state that if Majli...
November 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsHogan Lovells, a leading global law firm, said it had played a key role in advising JGC Corporation, United Infrastructure Development Company (part of Bahwan Engineering Group) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, the successful bidder, on the Sharqiyah Independent Water Project (IWP) in Oman. The Sharqiyah IWP is a reverse os...
November 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsOman’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 15.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). During the same period, the value added of non-oil activities increased by 5.1% and those of oil by 37.1%. GDP at current prices increased from OMR 12.8 billion at the en...
