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Posted: 22-05-2007
OMAN. Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) wants to drive Internet usage in the Sultanate with its next Digital Nation Seminar planned for 10 June 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Muscat. The event titled 'Ramping Up Internet Usage: Get Online' runs from 7.45pm to 10.00pm including dinner and is free of charge. Technology is already transforming Omani society, with satellite TV beaming in from around the world. People are e-banking and using e-government services online and companies recognise that to stay competitive at home and abroad they need to leverage ICT. However, recent research reve
Posted: November 18, 2009
OMAN. Today, more than half the world's population live in urban areas, and by 2030, city dwellers will make up roughly 60% of the globe's population- these are amongst the issues that the 1st Muscat Youth Summit.
Posted: November 17, 2009
OMAN. As part of the program, Al Amin's investors authenticate themselves to the Mubasher e-trading platform using the Gemalto OTP token and trade online with increased security.
Posted: November 16, 2009
OMAN. Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay in Oman has been voted the 'World's Leading New Resort' at the grand final of the World Travel Awards - also known as the travel industry's 'Oscars'.
Posted: November 16, 2009
UAE. Volkswagen Middle East invited its partners in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain, Syria and Oman to participate in the regional round of its 2009 Volkswagen Service Qualification Championship.
Posted: November 15, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The profound demographic and social changes that have transformed the GCC are set to continue over the next decade, raising significant questions related to labour and immigration policies.
Posted: November 11, 2009
OMAN. The Oman Roundtable gathered representatives from BSA and the Public Prosecution to discuss key measures to further improve Oman's major anti-piracy initiatives.
Posted: November 9, 2009
OMAN.The Duke of York, who was visiting KOM in his capacity as The UK's special representative for International Trade and Investment, was met by HE Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce & Industry and presented to key KOM Management personnel.
Posted: November 9, 2009
UAE. Credit bureaus based in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Pakistan have come together to establish the MECRA, a non-profit association of credit information suppliers in the Middle East.
Posted: November 8, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. More than half of the region's employers, 52%, are planning to recruit over the next few months, as the region picks up following the global economic downturn, reveals Bayt.com, YouGov Siraj survey.
Posted: November 8, 2009
OMAN. International Computer Driving Licence program, has recently granted ICDL certification to 69 students of the Azzan Bin Qais prvate school in Oman.
Posted: November 4, 2009
OMAN. BankMuscat has selected HP and Avaya to meet its growth objectives by consolidating its existing disparate technology infrastructure into an integrated and unified business system.
Posted: November 2, 2009
UAE. DME today announced that a record average daily volume of 2,624 contracts was achieved in its flagship DME Oman Crude Oil Futures contract during the month of October 2009.
Posted: November 2, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Shariah-compliant stocks underperformed the broader market in the Gulf Cooperation Council, United States and Europe during the third quarter of 2009, according to the latest Shariah Scorecard published by Standard & Poor's.
Posted: October 27, 2009
OMAN. The first Muscat Youth Summit, organised by the Brand Oman Management Unit received the endorsement of Shell Development Oman.
Posted: October 27, 2009
OMAN. Oman Insurance Company posted 8% growth in the revenue for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2009 over the previous year.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. A majority of investors expects the US Federal Reserve to hold off from raising interest rates until the second half of 2010, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for November.
date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Faber said, considering the size of the stimulus packages and the monetary printing, the US economy hasn't responded well. What have responded well are asset markets but unemployment is horrrible and the typical household is suffering.
date:Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The global health industry is worth around US$4.2 trillion. As GCC countries continue to develop world class healthcare systems, they must avoid pitfalls of the developed markets, according to AT Kearney.
UAE. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum tightened the control of the emirate's largest holding company, the Investment Corporation of Dubai.
INTERNATIONAL. This situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world's reserve currency. And there are some pretty hot speculative prospects - Louis' 'best of the best' - waiting in the wings for the market's next big leg down.