Tag: Oman

Opportunities and Challenges of Introducing Income Tax in Oman (Emirates Policy Center)

(Emirates Policy Center) The Sultanate of Oman is set to become the first Gulf country to introduce a personal income tax law, effective in...

Iran’s foreign minister in Qatar for talks after visiting Oman (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran’s foreign minister has held high-level talks in Qatar after a visit to Oman, countries that have a history of trying to mediate between...

Oman, Qatar sign agreements during sultan’s visit to Doha (Al Jazeera)

Oman and Qatar have signed agreements on military cooperation, taxation, tourism, ports, labour and investment as Oman seeks to invigorate its debt-burdened economy, the...

Iran, Oman call for developing bilateral trade ties (IRNA)

Islamic Republic of Iran and Sultanate of Oman emphasize the need to enhance and broaden bilateral ties in the fields of trade and economy. Iran,...

USA/Oman – Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Omani Deputy Foreign Minister Al Harthy (US Department

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Muscat with Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalifa Al Harthy to discuss advancing peace and security...

(USA/China/Oman) Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to the People’s Republic of China and Oman (US Department of State)

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) July 25-26 and to Oman July 27. In the...

Yemen Conflict/Oman – Oman takes on ambitious mediator role in Yemen conflict (Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera)

Oman, long perceived as a neutral party in the Middle East, has spent the past few weeks attempting to get Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s...

Oman – Rare protests in Oman over jobs draw massive police response (Al Jazeera)

Scattered protests in Oman over layoffs and poor economic conditions have drawn a massive police presence in at least one city in the sultanate,...

Oman – Oman’s VAT Implementation Is Necessary and Not Enough (AGSIW)

Robert Mogielnicki If Omanis aren’t ready to shoulder a 5% VAT, then they have a long, bumpy economic road ahead of them. https://agsiw.org/omans-vat-implementation-is-necessary-and-not-enough/

(Oman/Yemen) Oman hopes Yemen ceasefire will be agreed very soon: State media (Al Jazeera)

Muscat has been working closely with Saudi Arabia, the US and the UN to reach a comprehensive political solution to the crisis. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/30/oman-hopes-ceasefire-in-yemen-is-agreed-very-soon-state-media

(Iran/Oman) CBI governor names Oman as Iran’s strategic partner (IRNA)

Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati in a meeting with Omani minister of industry termed Muscat as Tehran's strategic partner. https://en.irna.ir/news/84200558/CBI-governor-names-Oman-as-Iran-s-strategic-partner

(Oman) Oman bars expatriates from certain jobs as pandemic bites (Al Jazeera)

Various jobs in insurance companies, shops and car dealerships, including finance, commercial and administrative positions, will be ‘limited to Omanis only’, labour ministry says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/oman-bars-expats-from-certain-jobs-amid-economic-downturn

(Oman) Budget deficit fix? Oman readies third bond sale in three months (Archana Narayanan and Netty Ismail, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Oman is back in the debt market for the third time in less than three months, taking advantage of investors’ appetite for yield to...

(Oman) One year into his reign, Oman’s sultan must renegotiate the social contract and prioritize diversification (Yasmina Abouzzohour, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/13/one-year-into-his-reign-omans-sultan-must-renegotiate-the-social-contract-and-prioritize-diversification/

(Oman) Oman sultan names son as crown prince in major shake-up of constitution (The New Arab)

Oman's sultan has named his son as heir and crown prince in a major shake-up of the Gulf state's constitution, which will see the throne...

OMAN – Oman looks to borrow $4.2bn in 2021 to cover budget shortfall (Reema Alothman and Abeer Abu Omar, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Oman’s government will finance most of its budget shortfall in 2021 by borrowing to plug a fiscal gap battered by a decline in oil...