The provision of employment opportunities for Oman’s young population has become a primary concern of the government in recent years. While the sultanate has escaped the recent political turbulence that has afflicted other parts of the region, Oman’s median age of 24.1 (compared, for example, to a median age of 40.2 in the UK) underlines the...
After many years of building up the transport system – and with over $11bn in the budget for hard infrastructure projects during the 2011-2015 period – the next few years promise significant transformation. New and expanded roads, a handful of new airports and airport extensions, and major port developments are under way, with opportunities for...
A revolution of sorts has been taking place in Oman over the past decade. Around 8% of the country’s population was using the internet in the latter half of the 2000s, at a time when the countries of the OECD had averages hovering between 40% and 60%. By 2011, however, the percentage of internet users had soared, reaching nearly 70%, according to data collected by the...
Located on the coast, roughly halfway between Muscat and Salalah, the port of Duqm is the sultanate’s newest maritime trade facility. It could also become one of its most important centres for ship repair and shipbuilding, as well as for the Omani – and regional – oil industries, and ultimately take a key role in the sultanate’s maritime...
Given Oman’s maritime history, it is perhaps unsurprising that it has turned to the sea for inspiration in its bid to provide new opportunities for its youthful population. Oman Sail’s core purpose is to act as a national initiative that will contribute to the development of young Omanis through sport, and its ambitious goal to teach 70,000...
In recent years, a confluence of factors like broadband infrastructure, social awareness and mobile penetration have given the ICT sector a major boost in the Middle East. The region as a whole is set to spend over $20bn on information technology in 2012, a 10% increase compared to 2011, according to US-based market research firm Frost &...
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