Al Bustan Palace, Oman. 28 October 2014. The development of the GCC railway linking Oman with Kuwait plus new high-quality roads across Arabia will allow the sultanate to recover its historic role as gateway to the peninsula, the MEED Oman Projects Forum…
Day: October 28, 2014
MEED Oman Project Forum told Sohar Port & Free Zone to expand
Al Bustan Palace, Oman. 28 October 2014. Sohar Port & Free Zone is preparing to deal with rising demand, new industrial investments and the construction of the Oman Railway Company (ORC) project, the MEED Oman Projects Forum was told this…
MEED Oman Project Forum told SME Development Fund has started activities
Al Bustan Palace, Oman. 28 October 2014. The MEED Oman Projects Forum was told this morning that the SME Development Fund, which raised its first RO 20 million ($5.4 million) tranche in February, is developing its initial SME promotion and…
MEED Oman Projects Forum told Oman contract awards to hit all-time high in 2014
Al Bustan Palace, Oman. 28 October 2014. The value of contracts placed in Oman will reach an all-time high of more than $10bn in 2014 and this figure could rise to $13.7bn in 2015, MEED Projects’ director of analysis Ed…
MEED Oman conference told sultanate’s fish catch to grow by 10 per cent annually; fisheries to become strategic industry
Al Bustan Palace, Oman. 28 October 2014. The fish catch by the sultanate’s fishing industry is growing by 10 per cent a year and could reach 500,000 tonnes in 2020 compared with just over 200,000 tonnes in 2013, the MEED…