Oman Economic Review – August 2018

7474 August 2018

PDO staff boost child road safety

Petroleum Development Oman’s Field Development Centre (FDC)
donated 100 child seats to the Oman Road Safety Association (ORSA).
The donation was made to mark the celebration of a significant safety
milestone for the FDC, which has operated for 15 years without any
Lost Time Injuries. PDO, Shell and Oman Liquefied Natural Gas have
partnered with ORSA on a national campaign to raise awareness of
child seats’ importance in avoiding road injuries and fatalities. Field
development manager at PDO, Junaid Ghulam said: “Safety comes
first and child seats in vehicles are vitally important if we are to protect
our young ones.” ORSA CEO, Ali Al Barwani said: “Everyone agrees –
including vehicle makers, road safety experts, law makers, drivers, and
passengers – that safe driving awareness begins with wearing seatbelts.
However, for children, the right seatbelt is to use a specific car seat
according to their age, weight and height. We highly appreciate the
PDO staff for their contribution to make our children safer on roads.”

Maisarah announces ‘no annual fee’

credit cards

Maisarah, the Islamic banking window of BankDhofar, announced that

Maisarah credit card is available to customer without annual fee. Extending

a bundle of benefits that suit customers’ lifestyle, Maisarah Gold and

Titanium credit cards provide range of benefits to customers such as

access to airport lounges, special discounts on hotels, restaurants and

shopping outlets. Elaborating on the features of Maisarah credit card,

Muhammad Al Mashani, executive manager-retail business and channels,

said: “Our credit cards offer a broad list of compelling benefits that our

customers can enjoy. On the occasion of celebrating the fifth anniversary

of Maisarah Islamic banking Services we are pleased to waive the annual

fee on all Maisarah credit cards. Our customers can now enjoy a wide

range of benefits without paying any annual fee. Maisarah credit cards

can be obtained from any of our 10 branches across the Sultanate.”

BILLBOARD

Al Mouj Muscat launches three-bedroom

townhouses

Al Mouj Muscat has launched three-bedroom townhouses within its
unique Ghadeer Parks precinct project. The three-bedroom townhouses
are very generous in size and include two living areas, a courtyard, a
housemaid’s room, a store room, and a laundry area. With a starting price
of RO259,000, the units may be purchased through four payment plan
options. The standard seven-stage plan allows payments to be made at
specific stages of the property development. An additional three options
have been devised, including 100 per cent payment upfront for a discounted
price, 50 per cent up front and 50 per cent upon handover with a discount
on the price, or 10 per cent upfront and 90 per cent upon handover.

Omantel launches ‘Tourist Pack’

Omantel has launched the ‘Tourist Pack’, a dedicated pack tailored for

tourists visiting Oman. Priced as low as RO5, the pack offers 2 GB of

Internet usage, 50 SMS and 50 flexi voice minutes that can be used locally

and internationally, in addition to non-stop WhatsApp usage once the

included data is consumed. Musbah Madi, senior manager of segment

management at Omantel, commented: “Tourism is among the sectors that

play a vital role in diversifying sources of national income, and this offer

comes in line with our transformation strategy that is aimed at supporting

various sectors, especially by enriching the tourists’ digital experience.”

He further said, “Oman has a lot of beautiful places to see and

enjoy, and we want tourists to roam conveniently and stay connected

to the world while they wander around the Sultanate. We want

them to be able to share their moments and the beauty around

them with their relatives and friends back home, and also to be

at ease with their communication needs within the country.”