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Jamal Darwiche, acting CEO of alizz islamic bank, has resigned from his position, according to a bank disclosure to the Muscat Securities Market (MSM).

A significant 71% of the companies in Oman are targeting growth and higher market share in 2014, according to a survey conducted by Hay Group, global management consultancy.

Qatar must chose either to continue to maintain its traditional and historic links with its GCC allies and friends or to be totally isolatedm a senior Gulf diplomat told Gulf News.

Issuance of both conventional and Islamic (sukuk) bonds are expected to remain steady this year with sukuk gaining a larger share in the total capital market issuance in the region, according to rating agency Standard & Poor’s.

2014 will be a year of stronger employment growth and higher salary rises, according to a survey by online recruitment firm, GulfTalent.

Theme parks and water parks for Oman are among the key projects included in a new study on developing Oman's tourism appeal.

Bahwan Travel Agencies, a flagship company of Suhail Bahwan Group, has been appointed as the official agency by the Iranian Embassy to process travel visas to Iran.

The recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and Oman on environment protection would open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation, Iranian Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar told the Times of Oman in an exclusive interview.

A large number of companies which offer postal services in Oman without a licence from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) will go out of business.

British oil giant BP is negotiating with the Oman government to build a large petrochemical plant in Duqm, with an envisaged investment of over USD1 billion, to manufacture acetic acid using a patented technology.

Twenty-four Omani craft businesses exhibited their products at the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates recently.

The initial public offering (IPO) of the Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), which is the second part of government's disinvestment programme, is expected to open by the end of March.

Rockwell Automation is set to address trends in industrial automation, pointing out the latest innovative strategies and technologies, at technical seminars in the Middle East.

As critical steps to preserve the country's famed natural environment and in this instance, beach locations in Sur, Jalaan Bani Bu Ali and Masirah, Oman LNG will fund the acquisition of three beach-cleaning tractors.

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG says it had been awarded a contract valued at OMR22.673 million for the construction of tunnels along the existing the Batinah road.

A High Capacity Road Shuttle designed to facilitate the speedy and efficient movement of heavy goods traffic between Sohar Port and a proposed Logistics Hub at Barka, is on the cards.

Gulf Mushroom Products Co is planning to increase its mushroom production capacity by more than 100 per cent at an estimated cost of OMR7.8mn.

Twenty-four Omani craft businesses exhibited their products at the Dubai Mall in the UAE this past weekend.

World Bank: Performance-Based Financing Toolkit (26-Feb-14)

World Bank: Regulatory Assessment Toolkit - A Practical Methodology for Assessing Regulation on Trade and Investment in Services (12-Mar-14)

Acting CEO of alizz islamic bank resigns

71% Omani firms targeting growth: Survey

Qatar faces total isolation — Gulf diplomat

Capital markets to play a bigger role in financing in GCC

Kuwait jobs, salaries to grow faster in 2014

12 new projects to tap Oman's tourism potential

Bahwan Travel to process Iran visas in Oman

Ecology MoU to boost Oman-Iran relations

Last post for lost mail in Oman

BP plans USD1bn petrochemical plant in Duqm

Omani crafts make a mark, eye exports

Omantel's 71.25m share-offer to citizens expected by March-end

Zubair Electric, Rockwell Automation to highlight trends

Oman LNG beach-cleaning accord supports environment, tourism

Galfar wins OMR 22.6m Batinah tunnels contract

Sohar-Barka high capacity road shuttle on the anvil

Gulf Mushroom Products to boost output by over 100%

Omani craft SMEs leave an impression on Dubai