Dhofar Poultry Company is betting big on the Oman and wider Gulf market during 2021 with ambitions to grow its revenues to OR12 million ($31.1 million), up OR2 million from last year. With its …
How to book Oman Air flights using Etihad Guest miles (as BA has dropped Muscat)
This article looks at how to book Oman Air flights using frequent flyer miles. In 2019 I did a trip to Oman, a country I had wanted to visit for some time, with Oman Air. I had planned to return with …
Oman foresees US$5.7 bn deficit in pared down 2021 budget
The Gulf sultanate of Oman unveiled a 2021 budget on Friday that foresees a deficit of 2.24 billion riyals (US$5.7 billion), despite a 14 percent cut in spending.
Oman: Residents enjoy the great outdoors as temperatures dip
As temperatures dipped in Oman’s capital, people ventured outdoors to enjoy the stronger-than-usual breeze, cooler weather, and the cheerful mood. People staying in Muscat and Ruwi side took to the …
Lanka thanks Oman for ‘amnesty’ extended to Sri Lankan workers
The 4th Technical Committee Meeting under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the Field of Labour and Training between Sri Lanka and the Sultanate of Oman was held on December 23, 2020 via video …
Challenges facing Oman’s economy after turbulent year
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has roiled Oman’s economy, with real gross domestic product (GDP) poised to shrink 5 percent this year, according to S&P Global Ratings. (Shutterstock/File …
Oman’s expat workforce down by 16% amid pandemic – report
Up to 272,126 foreign workers, mostly from Nepal, Uganda, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt, have left Oman …
Oman’s expat work force down by 16%
Nearly a sixth of Oman’s expatriate workers left the Gulf Arab country in the first 11 months of 2020, after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Times of Oman reported, citing …
Oman to scrap expatriate NOC rule from January
Speaking to the Observer, a senior executive of a leading business firm in Oman said: “Ultimately, employment is a contract between two parties. If there are clauses/terms offered and accepted between …
More than 270,000 expatriate workers left Oman this year
Oman’s expatriate worker population fell by more than 270,000, or nearly 16%, from the end of 2019 to November 2020, data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed.