Columns

True education
By Mohammed Al Balushi — THERE were days when people were been duped a
How to fix the price in Omani market
By Syeda Ishrat J — OMAN has very interesting and vibrant customer bas
Refugee blues
Dr Rajan Philips - Say this city has ten million souls, Some are liv
Progress sans jobs
Nasir Hafeez - GOVERNMENTS, faced with difficult times, can save mone
How to combat monopoly in the local markets?
Haider al Lawati - AN issue was raised during the past years in the s
Two-child policy
Hasan Kamoonpuri - MYANMAR recently re-imposed a two-child limit for
Counting money through dots and lines
ON THE AIRWAVES - By Lakshmi Kothaneth - HOW many times have we take
Promising future
Ali al Matani - ESTABLISHING Public Authority for Development of Smal
Capacity for extreme cruelty!
Majid Al Suleimany - WHAT is happening in Syria now! It is very painf
Effective ways to wow your audience
By Salim Al Riyami — WHETHER you are delivering a speech, running a me
The bigger picture!
By Majed Al Sulaimany — Before I start on the main topic, I do not min
Money matters
By Mohammed Al Balushi — IT was reported that a local bank had lost ar
Core of the Business called ‘Sales’
By Nada Ali — If you work just for money, you’ll never make it. But
Start with low cost, and grow at your own convenience
By Syeda Ishrat J — Continuation from the last week on the topic: To
Demand for hiring people with cumulative experience
By Haider Al Lawati — IN some countries around the world, the demand f
Exchanging data
By Nasir Hafeez — COMMUNICATION between an individual or an entity and
Stealing One’s Thunder
By Dr Rajan Philips — At a wedding, the bride and the groom are the st
Leadership can’t be faked
By Susan Bagyura — Leadership is a funny thing in that it just can’t b
A new window
By Hasan Kamoonpuri — SINCE 2010, when I wrote a book titled Top Busin
Slump continues in Britain’s retail trade sector
By Andy Jalil — Foreign Correspondent — IT has been a long struggle in

Business

UK’s Berkeley sees earnings at top end

Sunday, 20 March, 2011

LONDON — British housebuilder Berkeley Group Holdings expects to post full-year earnings towards the top end of expectations after winter sales reservations jumped and visitor numbers held steady. The company, which specialises in luxury flats, also said that it hoped to achieve further earnings gro
BC Partners agrees revived Phones 4u deal

Sunday, 20 March, 2011

LONDON — Private equity firm BC Partners agreed to buy British mobile phone retailer Phones 4u, resurrecting a deal that was scrapped in December by seller Providence Equity Partners for missing price expectations. The deal between the two buyout houses, announced on Friday, values the business at £
UASC launches services from Sohar Port’s OICT

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

By Conrad Prabhu - MUSCAT — United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), which operates one of the world’s largest and fastest growing shipping fleets, has commenced services from Sohar Port’s Oman International Container Terminal (OICT). MV Khaled Ibn Al Waleeed, a UAE-flagged feeder vessel operated by the
Oman’s port sector paves way for overall growth

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

ECONOMY FOCUS - By Samuel Kutty - Higher spending and government investment in infrastructure are the vital artilleries of the growth of a country. In this regard, Oman has been successful in developing a diversified economic model. The infrastructure of the port sector in the Sultanate has witness
OSC invites CEOs to discuss job, related issues

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — The Oman Society of Contractors has called a meeting of CEOs of contracting companies and other key officials at the City Seasons Hotel (near Al Zawawi Mosque) today to discuss job and other related issues. Salim Talib al Sheedi, Cheif Executive Officer of Oman Society
Certificates of deposit tender results

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

MUSCAT — Certificates of deposit (Issue No 709) tender was held at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) last week. The total amount allotted was RO 198 million. A bulletin issued by the CBO stated that the average interest rate of these certificates was 0.07 per cent while the maximum accepted interest ra
Middle East capital markets conference

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

MUSCAT — Muscat Securities Market (MSM) and Capital Market Authority (CMA) will organise next Tuesday the Middle East Capital Markets Conference under the auspices of Shaikh Sa’ad bin Mohammed al Saadi, Minister of Commerce and Industry at Al Bustan Palace Hotel. The conference will cast light upon
Seminar on Fish Industries Development

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

MUSCAT — The seminar on Sultanate’s Fish Industries Development will kick off on Monday at Grand Hyatt Hotel. The two-day seminar is organised by the Commerce and Industry Ministry represented by the Directorate General of Industry in co-operation with some governmental bodies. The inauguration cere
The BIG Show on March 21

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

MUSCAT — Omanexpo LLC organises the three-day 8th round of the “The BIG Show” on March 21 at Oman International Exhibitions Centre. The forum in which 300 local and international companies will participate, representing 30 countries, will offer significant information to the private sector about the
NY Times unveils plan to charge readers on Web

Saturday, 19 March, 2011

WASHINGTON — The New York Times unveiled plans to begin charging for full access to its website in a move that will be closely watched by other newspapers looking for ways to make more money online. The Times will offer readers 20 free articles a month at NYTimes.com before they will be asked to sig