Muscat municipality announces tax exemptions

25/03/2021 Oman Observer Muscat: Muscat Municipality on Thursday announced it would stop collecting tax from some covid-hit commercial establishments until the end of December. Based on the economic stimulus plan to mitigate the repercussions of the pandemic, Muscat Municipality has decided to stop collecting the Municipality’s taxes from hotels, tourist…

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PDO’s $4bn long-term service contracts to create more jobs

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) signed major service contracts worth US$4bn, on Wednesday, covering project delivery, and maintenance and integrity work in the north and south of its concession area. The agreements with Arabian Industries Projects (AIP) and Special Technical Services (STS) encompass the design and execution of more than 200…

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Sultanate highlights efforts in conserving water resources

The sultanate has reiterated its keenness to protect water resources through the enactment of laws and legislations and the establishment of an appropriate infrastructure for the management of water supplies in a rationalised and sustainable manner to help meet present and future requirements. https://muscatdaily.com/Oman/390210/Sultanate-highlights-efforts-in-conserving-water-resources

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Oman and UK partnering to power Sultanate’s green goals

22/03/2021 Oman Observer Oman and Britain are partnering to power the Sultanate’s green goals by discovering common ground between UK’s industrial and energy strategy priorities and the Sultanate’s visionary sustainability plans.Among the lessons that the world learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic is the need to build back better. This November,…

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Value water — make every drop count

22/03/2021Oman Observer Oman observed World Water Day on May 22nd with seminars organised on line amidst the wait for rain to replenish groundwater. In Oman the focus is also on recycling water.The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, Sultan Qaboos University and FAO office in Oman at a webinar…

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