Oman’s strategic emphasis on ICT and telecommunications underpins its vision of becoming a digital-first economy. This focus is transforming the sultanate’s financial landscape while positioning it as ...

Oman is actively advancing its ICT and telecommunications sectors as part of its broader goal to become a digital-first economy. This transformation is reshaping the country’s financial landscape and ...

Oman released its green hydrogen strategy in 2022, simultaneously establishing Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), a government-owned private entity mandated to implement strategy and manage and attract ...

Interview: Salim M Almahruqi Which strategies are being implemented to develop tourism following the Covid-19 pandemic? SALIM M ALMAHRUQI: Oman Vision 2040 guides policies in heritage preservation, ...

Oman’s construction and real estate sectors are growing at a rapid pace, owing to government investment in housing to meet the needs of a growing population and greater foreign investment in mixed-use ...

The Oman Vision 2040 development strategy identifies tourism as a key economic focus, with the government hoping to strengthen the sector through public and private investment. Over the past decade, ...

Announced in October, 2020, the government’s Rabt programme is designed to support economic growth and national energy security through the modernisation of Oman’s power system, integrating the north ...

On the role of sovereign wealth funds in encouraging foreign direct investment and good governance Why is governance so central to the success of sovereign wealth fund investment? ALI MAHMOUD: Good ...

In this interview with KTV2's Good Morning Kuwait, Andrew Jeffreys, OBG's CEO, shares his thoughts on GCC economics, particularly on Kuwait's momentum and the positive outlook within the country's ...

The global tourism sector has largely recovered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the UN Tourism’s World Tourism Barometer published in January 2025, international tourism ended ...

Despite the ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds experienced by the global economy, one area of the international financial system that has shown steady progression is digital payments.

Trade between the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the GCC has grown in recent years, as economies in both regions seek to capitalise on mutually beneficial opportunities, and ...