Although relatively isolated in Oman’s southern region of Dhofar, the city of Salalah has become a major hub for trans-shipment. Built in the late 1990s, the Port of Salalah is Oman’s largest seaport and among the 30 biggest container ports in the world.
Articles & Analysis | Southern timing: The city of Salalah aims to become a major trans-shipment hub from The Report: Oman 2013
Articles & Analysis | New kid on the block: With a growing free zone and port, Sohar is drawing new interest from The Report: Oman 2013
Located some 230 km north-west of Muscat, Sohar is the sultanate’s third largest city and an emerging economic centre in its own right. While the Port of Sohar, a deepwater industrial seaport in operation since 2004, is a key component of Sohar’s expanding economy, the nearby Freezone Sohar is becoming especially vital as well. The free zone is...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Yahya bin Said Al Jabri, Chairman, Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) from The Report: Oman 2013
What steps has SEZAD taken to balance growth and regulation at Duqm’s special economic zone?
Articles & Analysis | A complementary network: Outside the capital infrastructure and industry are expanding from The Report: Oman 2013
A significant portion of economic activity in Oman is concentrated in the country’s capital and nearby surrounding areas. A number of other regions in the sultanate, however, remain key drivers of economic growth and are playing an increasingly important role as the national economy matures and diversifies. Most notably, these areas include...
Articles & Analysis | Priority projects: Investing in youth training and entrepreneurship from The Report: Oman 2013
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...
Articles & Analysis | Strengthening ties: Expanding trade relationships with regional heavyweights support economic growth from The Report: Oman 2013
Trade is an activity embedded in Omani history, crucial to facilitating the country’s past and present economic successes. In the past five years, Omani exports have seen impressive growth. Although in 2009 they dipped from OR14.5bn ($37.8bn) to OR10.6bn ($27.7bn) due in large part to global economic conditions, exports bounced back quickly. By...