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New hopes, aspirations, and of
course, challenges… Our cover story is a package. Specialists from
four different industrial sectors – Gas, Investment, Tourism and
Trade – analyse this year’s potentials that will help Oman’s Gross
Domestic Production wean from its dependence on Oil.
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Jon Gorvett, Energy
Analyst (Oxford Business Group), gives an insight to the
Oman’s large gas reserves giving the Sultanate an edge
in the global energy scenario. |
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Salem Ben Nasser
Ismaily, CEO (The Omani Centre for Investment
Promotion & Export Development), says it’s going to be a
good year for investors. |
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Tim Redman, COO
(Oman Tourism Development Company), is pushing for Oman
to be more actively marketed in the international
community. |
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David Hamod,
President & CEO (National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce),
wants the business community to make the most of the
opportunities provided by the Oman-US Free Trade
Agreement. |
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Dr Jerrold D Green,
Senior Advisor (RAND Corporation-Middle East/South Asia
region), gives candid answers in an interview as a
wrap-up of the subjects discussed in this package. |
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But what are hopes and
aspirations without the citizen’s opinion.
PeopleSpeak provides that concluding perspective… |
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January -
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Looking Ahead
New hopes, aspirations, and of course, challenges… Our cover story
is a package. Specialists from four different industrial sectors –
Gas, Investment, Tourism and Trade – analyse this year’s potentials
that will help Oman’s Gross Domestic Production wean from its
dependence on Oil... |
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No Place for Dirty Games
Munir A. Makki, Managing Director & President of FINCORP, in a
freewheeling conversation with Ramesh Kumar and Akshay Bhatnagar, talks
about the business ethics and goals of his company besides larger issues
related to investment banking and corporate management... |
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Asian Shares Move Cautiously Forward
The emerging markets, particularly Asian stock exchanges, will be
increasingly decoupled from the US consumer and liquidity cycle... |
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Being Jotun Vijay
G K Vijay Kumar, MD of Jotun Paints, Oman, shares his passion for golf in
a chat with Sarada Vishnubhatla... |
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MSM on Revival Path
Oil prices are expected to slow down in 2007. What will happen to the MSM?... |
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Are you an alpha leader?
The instinct to mark
territories and own domains is most apparent in top executives. But do
theynecessarily make alpha leaders? By Theodore Kinni... |
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Gateway to Development
Experts opine that US-Oman FTA
has opened a flood of opportunity for the Sultanate’s economic
development. Akshay Bhatnagar looks at some of the strategies to
maximise the benefits... |
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Facilitating trade and business ties
In 2000, ECGA of Oman became the first Export Credit Agency in the Arab
World and the Africa/Middle East Region to become a member of the Prague
Club. Six years later, Muscat hosted the first meeting of the Club in
the Middle East and Africa region, reports Sunil Kumar Singh... |
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Occupational Health is key to business
The regional conference on Occupational Health drove home the fact that by
removing health hazards at the workplace can businesses increase
productivity and develop human resources, reports Sunil Kumar Singh... |
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That little white orb
I asked a colleague of mine how did he
perform in the big golf tournament over the weekend. He just gave me an
ugly look and said, “It was so bad, I lost two in the ball washer.”... |
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Higher Education: Going Private
As Omanisation gathers pace and the demand for skilled workforce grows, it is
imperative to have more institutes offering higher education.... |
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The beacon from Toyota
Toyota’s newest thoroughbred Aurion packs in class, performance and
stability. Anne Kurian test-drives the Aurion at the Dubai Autodrome... |
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Gaming is not fun...
It’s a serious business. The global market for digital games is worth over
US$ 30 billion, far higher than the nominal GDP of Oman. Akshay
Bhatnagar finds out more in a special report on the eGames Conference
2006 held at Muscat in December... |
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Corporate Profile |
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Surfing on success
Having launched its operations in Oman just a year ago, Omania
E-Commerce (OEC) today boasts of having a large number of online members
– with transactions touching RO5 million, reports Sunil Kumar Singh... |
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