Oman Economic Review – July 2019

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Tibiaan properties offers BMW as
grand prize for property buyers

Tibiaan properties is raffling away a much-coveted BMW 2019
model vehicle in a draw that is exclusively open to new homeowners
investing in any of its real estate listings. For every OMR 20,000
invested against any selling unit promoted by tibiaan, the investor is
entitled to a coupon that goes into a special raffle draw. The higher
the investment, the greater the chances of winning the grand prize.
Since the launch of the promotion earlier this month, investor interest
in tibiaan projects has soared, not least by the tantalising prospect of
scooping a marquee automotive brand in the raffle draw. Investors not
only acquire a prized piece of Omani real estate, but they also stand
to win an iconic motor vehicle, courtesy of tibiaan properties.

Omantel honours third batch graduates


of “Mehnati” programme


Omantel recently completed the training of another 20 young trainees as
part of “Mehnati” programme taking the number of graduates from this
programmr to 60. The third batch of “Mehnati”, which is composed of
20 job seekers – including people with disabilities – was trained on the
repair and maintenance of smart devices. Omantel honoured the graduates
in a special ceremony held recently at Oman Association for Disabled
in Suhar in the presence of the Omantel representatives and Sadara
Institute, the provider of the training programme along with trainees.
Commenting on this occasion, Laila Al Wahaibi, manager of corporate
social responsibility at Omantel said: “We are pleased to celebrate together
the graduation of a new group of job seekers who demonstrated great
interest to learn and earn new skills related to smart phones repair and
maintenance which will enable them to join the job market as independent
entrepreneurs or work with those who already have existing businesses”.


OOMCO to launch Steers and
Debonairs Pizza

Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) has signed an agreement with
Famous Brands, Africa’s largest branded food services franchisor, to
bring two of its most popular restaurant chains to Oman. Steers and
Debonairs Pizza will thus be introduced at OOMCO’s service stations by
the end of 2019, with a view to opening 20 outlets in the next five years.
OOMCO’s MEGA service station at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), set
to open in the second half of this year, will be the first service station to
host the two franchises. With a footprint of over 650 outlets, the award-
winning Debonairs Pizza is the largest chain of pizza restaurants in
South Africa. Since 1991, this chain of restaurants has witnessed rapid
growth and has gone to great lengths to delight customers’ taste buds.

Oman LNG ICV initiatives support


youth development


Oman LNG said that recently 42 Omanis have benefited from its in-country
value (ICV) initiatives, ranging from direct employment, internship,
long term training and summer training programmes within and outside
Oman. The ICV celebration, held at Oman LNG’s head office in Muscat in
the presence of Oman LNG CEO Harib Al Kitani, follows the company’s
deliberate efforts in developing ICV content in Oman and raising ICV
opportunities. Such ICV efforts by Oman LNG can benefit business
development in Oman, contribute to human capability development and
stimulate productivity in the Omani economy. Oman LNG, to achieve
its aspirations of contributing in a sustainable manner to ICV objectives
has engaged with the Ministry of Oil and Gas, a number of oil and gas
companies in Oman, Oman Society for Petroleum Services (Opal), suppliers
and contractors, and local communities in various ways. Furthermore,
Oman LNG is a member of Oil and Gas ICV Committee and its relevant
sub-committees, namely C&P Managers ICV Forum and HR Forum.

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