​Recovery continues on the real estate market in the Sultanate with sales showing a robust growth in the first four months of 2018, compared to the same period of last year.Reflecting the market trend, the total value of property transactions in Oman during January-April period of 2018 increased by 4.2 per cent to OMR1,011.1 million, from OMR970.8 million for the same period of last year, shows the latest monthly statistics released by the Centre Of the total value in the first four months, OMR340.9 million were sales contracts, while OMR664.6 million transactions were mortgage deals, added the NCSI report.As many as 21,504 sales contracts were executed in January-April period of 2018, against 21,658 deals for the same period of last year, noted the NSCI monthly report. However, the total number of mortgage contracts declined by 22.3 per cent to 5,753 in the first four months of 2018, against 7,402 deals for the same period of last year. Also, Oman government has collected OM... Details

​The total number of Internet subscribers in Oman, excluding active mobile broadband services, rose by 8.6 per cent to 381,702 by the end of April 2018, against 351,335 subscriptions by the end of December 2017. Oman's fixed broadband internet subscriptions connections, which have more than 256 kilobytes speed, increased by 8.7 per cent to 379,355 by the end of April, 2018, against 348,926 customers by the end of 2017, according to the latest data released by the Centre. The NCSI report also noted that the number of active mobile broadband subscribers receded by 4.6 per cent to 4,149,791 million by end-April 2018, from 4.35 million subscribers by the end of December 2017. Total fixed telephone lines edged up by 5.9 per cent to 527,113 by the end of April 2018, from 497,716 subscribers by end-December, 2017. Also, the number of subscriptions (VoIP) lines surged by 13 per cent to 138,901 from 122,949 subscribers by the end of December 2017, the NCSI report added.  Als... Details

​Oman's producer price index (PPI)-based inflation registered by 16.3 percent rise in the first quarter of 2018, over the same period of last year, mainly driven by a phenomenal growth in prices of oil and gas products, according to the latest statistics released by the Centre .Prices of oil and gas products increased by 19.9 percent, while the prices of non-oil products marginally grew by 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018, over the same period of the previous year. Among oil and gas group, crude oil and natural gas price soared by 19.8 percent, while prices of refined products grew by 20.4 percent in the first quarter of 2018, over the same period of the previous year. Among non-oil group, the prices of the manufacturing group rose by 3.5 percent in the first quarter, while there was a fall in the prices of mining, electricity and water group index by 1.6 percent.In the manufacturing group, the prices of most of the subgroups rose at varying degrees. Metal products, machin... Details

​The Centre will conduct an annual comprehensive survey of foreign investments in Oman during the financial year ending 2017. It is aimed at developing a latest and accurate database on foreign direct investment in Oman, which will help the decision-makers. This will not only help in the planning process, but also will play a major role in creating a conducive environment to attract additional foreign investment.The survey findings will help identify the role of foreign investment in current and future economic development. Besides, it will help in determining the distribution of foreign investment in different sectors as well as show the extent of its impact in the Sultanate. Further, the survey will help provide an accurate information about the impact of foreign investment on the Sultanate's economy in the areas of manpower, exports, imports and international services. The survey will be carried out by using an electronic system dedicated to such work. It is available on the of... Details

​Oman will participate in the celebrations of International Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17, which marks the anniversary of the signing of first International Telegraph Convention and the establishment of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) way back in 1968.The mobile phone penetration among individuals also went up to 152.2 per cent by the end of 2017, from 150.9 per cent at the end of 2016. Fixed-line Internet among households also increased to 60.1 per cent from 46.9 per cent during the period under review. The data indicated that the number of fixed line telephones by the end of 2017 reached to 320,799, from 297,094 at the end of 2016. However, the number of public telephones remained stagnant at 6,801. But the number of integrated services digital networks reached to 45,491, from 43,672 during the period under review.The number of fixed internet protocol (IP)-connected phones increased to 122,949, from 73,377 at the end of 2016. The wi... Details

​Oman is gearing up to celebrate the International Museum Day on May 18, even as the interest of public in visiting various museums in different parts of the country has been growing year after year. The annual event of International Museum Day, which was started back in 1977, was aimed at drawing the attention of people across the globe on the importance of museums and its cultural and social role in the life of people.According to statistics released by the Centre, the number of visitors to different museums in the Sultanate has shown a marked growth in recent years. As many as 363,005 people visited the museums in 2017, indicating a robust growth of 23 per cent over the number of visitors in the previous year. According to official statistics, Muthaf Ardh Al Luban  has attracted 103,770 visitors in 2017, which was the highest compared to other museums. However, the number of visitors to Muthaf Ardh Al Luban museum has declined from 117,744 in the previous year. The peak ti... Details