Oman

As Oman’s residents increasingly embrace the latest in wireless technologies, the advent of 4G long-term evolution (LTE) technologies in the sultanate has the potential to make a significant impact on the mobile market. Although the sultanate was relatively late in rolling out 3G services, the precursor to 4G LTE, operators in Oman have been...

As it moves to meet its Vision 2020 goals, the government’s strategy for tourism is critical. Objectives include drawing 12m visitors a year by 2020, and the sultanate’s eighth five-year plan, running from 2011 to 2015, highlights specific investment targets, diversification and development strategies, and marketing campaigns to help the...

The government is by some measurements the largest source of demand for construction services in Oman. In recent years the sultanate has wholeheartedly embraced competitive tendering, encouraging private and international firms to participate as much as possible. Almost all public sector procurement is conducted under the Tender Law, promulgated...

As part of broader efforts to diversify its revenue streams, Oman has invested a significant portion of its oil revenues into developing a robust industrial base. New ports, free zones and transport networks illustrate the government’s commitment to providing the infrastructure for the sultanate’s industrial development. As oil reserves continue...

As it works to diversify Oman’s tourism industry, the government has identified cruise tourism as potentially lucrative and capable of sustained growth. The sultanate’s 3000-km coastline, strategically located ports and visually striking geography render it well poised to capture this growing market. Port Qaboos in Muscat is already benefitting...