Oman Air to be right sized says Engineer Saeed bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Oman's Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oman Air.

Oman Air recently signed a major sponsorship deal with British Football club Chelsea, for three years. The deal with apparently include a specially-designed co-branded livery, which will be unveiled as part of Oman’s fleet later this year, as well as other promotional content campaigns.

Oman Air with Chelsea FC Livery
Oman Air with Chelsea FC Livery

Oman Air’s  CEO, at that time,  Continue readingOman Air to be right sized says Engineer Saeed bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Oman’s Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oman Air.

Oman ratifies the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications this protects brand names that are geographic in nature.

Oman ratifies the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications by by Royal Decree 19/2021 on February 15, 2021 .

Omani Halwa
Omani Halwa being made

This Geneva Act in itself is Continue readingOman ratifies the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications this protects brand names that are geographic in nature.

Middle East’s most powerful women

The annual ranking of the Middle East’s most powerful women in business has now been revealed by Forbes Middle East. From the sultanate, four Omani women have made to the coveted top 50 of The Middle East’s Power Businesswomen 2021.

From Oman, Haifa al Khaifi,

Haifa al Khaifi
Haifa al Khaifi

who was recently named CEO of Energy Development Oman (EDO) is ranked 30th. Continue reading “Middle East’s most powerful women”

New Government Ministries and Ministers in Oman created by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has made many Royal Decrees about Government Ministries (see below) and under Royal Decree No. 111/2020 created New Ministers in Oman. (see here for 2022 update)

Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi is appointed Continue readingNew Government Ministries and Ministers in Oman created by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said

Oman Qatar Trade grows substantially

Trade volume between Oman & Qatar has grown dramatically from USDollars549 Million in 2016 to USDollar1.8Billion in 2019

Remarkably Oman is Qatar’s main destination for its non-Oil products. Currently, there are some 200 jointly owned Omani/Qatari companies in Oman and 350 jointly owned Omani/Qatari companies in Qatar.

Oman Qatar Meeting
Oman Qatar Meeting

Mohsin Khamis Al Balushi of Continue readingOman Qatar Trade grows substantially

FERRY SERVICE FOR OMAN FROM QATAR? as Qatar is trying to establish a Ferry Service

A Ferry Service for Oman from Qatar and Kuwait might be launching soon.

Grand Ferry via Abdul Basit The Peninsula
Grand Ferry via Abdul Basit The Peninsula

This seems to be being organized from  Continue readingFERRY SERVICE FOR OMAN FROM QATAR? as Qatar is trying to establish a Ferry Service

Duqm Refinery

Duqm Refinery has achieved full finance on its path to becoming a driver in Oman’s economic diversification.

One of Oman’s economic objectives is to diversify its income, and the strategies include adding value to raw materials, leverage its geographical location and maximize local manpower skill sets.

Ras Markaz Oman
Ras Markaz Oman

The new “Duqm Refinery” at Ras Markaz Continue reading “Duqm Refinery”

Oman’s most influential women 2018

Forbes magazine has released its 2018 list of the ‘Most Influential Women’.  Its good to see Oman’s most influential women are included in the list, including a new entrant.

Amal Bahwan
Amal Bahwan

Dominating this list, as their companies do in their fields within Oman, are Amal Continue reading “Oman’s most influential women 2018”

Oman and China sign for development of Bagamoyo Port in Tanzania

The relationship between Oman and China appears to becoming closer. China had a bumpy start in projects in Oman; its companies were involved the initial states of the Wastewater project

Sewage Pipeline Works Muscat
Sewage Pipeline Works Muscat

which must have been a steep learning curve Continue reading “Oman and China sign for development of Bagamoyo Port in Tanzania”

Oman Air plans new aircraft purchases

Oman Air, which, in March 2016, was considering taking 13 Airbus A350 in 2020 has now focused on placing an order for 9 jets. Options now include Airbus A350 and Boeing 787.

Oman Air at Salalah old Terminal
Oman Air at Salalah old Terminal

The airline’s CEO Paul Gregorowitsch was Continue reading “Oman Air plans new aircraft purchases”