Business

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — BankMuscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, highlighted the 2010 performance at an investor meeting organised by Muscat Securities Market (MSM). BankMuscat was the first company to hold the 2010 annual result-linked investor meet which was wel

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — The Oman Oil & Gas HR Forum held it’s 35th Quarterly Meeting recently at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Muscat. The meeting was attended by more than 20 HR Managers and Senior HR Professionals from the Oil and Gas Industry and other business sectors in the country. The Oman Oi

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    MUSCAT — The German Industry and Commerce Office (AHK Oman) hosted two separate events for the business delegation from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on February 7 at the Grand Hyatt Muscat. One of the goals of this initiative of the Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture of R

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — Galfar Engineering & Contracting arranged a 4-day course at Hotel Golden Tulip Seeb titled “Manage Project Professionally”, an approved and certified programme by Project Management Institute, USA for Galfar Project Management Personnel engaged in prestigious projects

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    MUSCAT — The Wave, Muscat, the Sultanate’s first Integrated Tourism Complex, has established a fully-fledged promotional stand at Qurum National Park as Silver Sponsor of the 2011 Muscat Festival. The stand is centrally located at the Silver Jubilee Square amidst the entertaining atmosphere that cel

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    McDonald’s Oman (Al Daud Restaurant LLC) announced the promotion of an Omani Service Crew to a managerial-level position in McDonald’s Qurum restaurant. The promotion is yet another example of McDonald’s continuous commitment to giving Omani employees opportunities to grow in their careers. Khasee

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    MUSCAT — Malaysia Airlines has recently launched ‘Discover Malaysia Pass’ — a prepaid ticket voucher, at affordable fares starting from $99 for economy class and $199 for business class enabling tourists to visit more places in Malaysia. Valid from January 1 to June 30, 2011, the ‘Discover Malaysi

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    TOKYO — Japan's Toyota said yesterday its net profit for the nine months to December nearly quadrupled and upped its outlook, saying the "wounds" from a massive recall crisis and spate of lawsuits had partly healed. However, the maker of the popular Prius hybrid saw a 39 per cent fall in third quar

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2011

    SINGAPORE — Most Asian share markets struggled for traction yesterday, but Japan's Nikkei hit a fresh 9-month high and Australian stocks rose as hopes of a sustained recovery for the rich world encouraged investors to switch funds from emerging to developed markets. The euro edged up from a two-wee

  • Tuesday, 8 February, 2011

    By Conrad Prabhu - MUSCAT — Sohar Free Zone LLC envisions a significant role for Indian infrastructure major SKIL Infrastructure Limited in the development of a major Logistics Park at Freezone Sohar, according to a top executive of the operating authority. Jamal Tawfiq Aziz, Deputy CEO of the Port