The Business Year (TBY), the leading international research firm and publisher of annual economic resources on national economies, is proud to announce the launch of its fifth edition on the Sultanate, The Business Year: Oman 2018, in partnership with The Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (Ithraa).

The steam engine, light bulb, internal combustion engine and the silicon chip have all revolutionized the world. Today, we are in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution (4IR), a movement that is being driven by the global spread of the Internet, wireless sensors and the dawn of artificial intelligence.

Plans for Omani honey producers to exhibit in Doha were unveiled Wednesday. Organized by Ithraa, Oman’s inward investment and export promotion agency, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, ten of Oman’s top honey producers will travel to Qatar 21 – 27 March to participate at the Seasonal Honey Market Exhibition held at the traditional Souq Waqif, one of Qatar’s leading tourist attractions.

HE Dr. Salem ben Nasser Al Ismaily, Chairman of Ithraa, Oman’s inward investment and export promotion agency, welcomed on Wednesday a Sri Lankan delegation headed by the Honourable Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament and HE Mr. K. Pathmanathan the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Oman and the meeting was attended also by HE Dr. Said Al Mharmi, member of the Majlis Al Dawla, Ithraa’s Advisor for Planning & Follow-up, Mr. Ali Al Balushi and Mrs. Nasima Al Balushi, Ithraa’s Director Ge...

Organized by Ithraa and Riyada in partnership with Oman’s embassy in Qatar, the four-day show is an outstanding opportunity for small Omani businesses working in the craft, fashion and food sector to penetrate the lucrative Qatari market and increase the sultanate’s exports of jewelry, silverware, food as well as unique and contemporary cosmetics and fragrances.

Sudan has captured the attention of Ithraa – Oman’s inward investment and export promotion agency - as an emerging and growing market for Omani exporters.

A powerful local food movement is growing; a movement that is connecting Omani consumers with how, where and by whom their food is grown. It is forging new pathways to help rural families stay on their home farms and attracting new, young producers to farming and food-related businesses. It is also bringing about a new appreciation for rural production and entrepreneurship among Omani chefs, food companies and retailers large and small

Business and government are joining forces to promote Oman to international investors. Ithraa, Oman’s investment promotion and export development agency, and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) have signed a three-year collaboration agreement aimed at helping raise Oman’s global business profile, assist local firms expand their business portfolios regionally and internationally as well as promote PDO’s business opportunities.

The Government of Japan announced on the 3rd of November 2017 the conferment of the ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Golden & Silver Star’ by His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan on HE Dr. Salem ben Nasser bin Said Al Ismaily, Chairman of Ithraa, Oman’s investment promotion and export development agency, in recognition for his efforts in promoting economic relations and mutual understanding between Japan and the Sultanate of Oman. H.E. Dr. Salem Al Ismaili was one of the founders of the Japan In...

Modern medicine has made enormous strides against the major killers of the past such as smallpox, tuberculosis and diphtheria. However, the health challenges Oman faces today come from chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), cancer, diabetes, hypertension and respiratory disorders. It is estimated that NCDs claim 40 million lives every year, the equivalent to 70% of all deaths globally.