The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a ceremony in which the chairman of the OCCI, Khalil bin Abdullah Al Khonji was presented with the first copy of the first edition of the Omani Products Catalogue, a publication of the OCCI. Produced by OmanAd in Conjunction with the OOCI Ali Abdullah Al Kasbi, the…
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Forum for Saudi-US Cooperation Opening in Atlanta
The Second Annual U.S. – Saudi Business Opportunities Forum, scheduled to open in Atlanta on Monday, December 5, and last three days, will discuss a variety of cooperative ventures worth an estimated $325 billion. The sectors which will most likely receive the lion’s share of the support are in education, oil, gas, infrastructure, petrochemical industry,…
Rolls Royce Engines to Power Boeing Dreamliners for Oman Air
Chief executive officer of Oman Air, Peter Hill announced that his airline has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for the half dozen Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which were recently ordered from Boeing. First Airline to Use Trent 1000 According to the announcement Oman Air is the first airline in the Middle East to choose this…
Orascom Exploring Construction of Low Cost Housing in Oman
Orascom Development Holdings (ODH) is investigating the possibility of entering into Oman’s affordable housing construction sector. The announcement of this intention was made by Samih Sawiris, the chairman and CEO of the Egyptian investment firm at The Owners Forum Middle East 2011 held in Muscat from October 22nd to 24th, 2011. OHC Positioned to Enter…
GlassPoint Places New Vice President Head of Special Projects
A major producer of solar steam generators used in EOR (enhanced oil recovery) announced this week the placing of Glenn Griffith as the new vice-president of Oman Projects. GlassPoint Solar appointed Griffith to lead their department of project execution in one of the major Gulf State nations, Oman. Griffith comes with over thirty years of…
Carillion Increasing Investment in Middle East
One of Britain’s leading investment firms, Carillion, has decided to pull back from the lackluster construction market in the United Kingdom and refocus its efforts towards Middle Eastern markets, especially in Oman, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Doubling Revenues Carillion’s latest plan calls for a doubling of its Middle East revenues to £1 billion during the…
Port of Sohar Home to New Producer of Sulphur-Based Fertilizer
The investment subsidiary of Oman Oil Company, Takamul Investment Company, is joining with CoreSulphur, one of the world’s leading providers of technology, to create a new, major, sulphur bentonite and micronutrient facility near the Port of Sohar in Oman. New Company Sohar Sulphur Fertilizers The complex will be owned and operated by these companies along…
Intex Cellphones Enter Oman Market
Mobile phones from Intex are now available in Oman. They are available at Emax, Muscat City Center as of this past Monday. Clive Freeman the general manager of Landmark Group spoke to this development in introducing Intex phones into the Omani marketplace: “This exclusive partnership is a matter of great pride and brings a wider…
Peugeot Oman Launches Latest Peugeot 3008
This summer the Sultanate of Oman will be able to experience first-hand the advantages and pleasure of driving the all-new Peugeot 3008, a realization of a concept incorporating spaciousness and compactness into one unique vehicle. The Peugeot 3008 will be introduced this summer and all those who purchase it will receive a 5 year warrantee…
BMW Sales Surge in First Half of 2011 in Middle East
BMW topped their record 2010 sales year with an even better showing in the first half of 2011. The high-end auto distributed by the BMW Group Middle East posted a 13% increase in sales compared to the same time period last year. Total sales amounted to 9,134 BMW and mini vehicles in 14 separate markets…