Muscat, Oman

Muscat (Arabic ???? Masqa?), population 880,200 (2005) can mean:

Economy

Muscat, like much of Oman, is dominated by trade. The more traditional exports of the city include dates, mother of pearl, frankincense and fish. Many of the souks of old Muscat and Muttrah sell these items and traditional Omani artefacts.

Related Topics:
Dates - Mother of pearl - Frankincense - Souks - Omani

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The PDO has been central to Muscat's economy since atleast 1962 and is the country's second largest employer, after the government. PDO's major shareholders include Shell Oil and Partex and its production is estimated to be about 840,000 barrels per day.

Related Topics:
PDO - Shell Oil - Partex

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Muscat also has major trading companies such as Suhail and Saud Bahwan, which is a trading partner for corporations such as Toshiba, Subarau, Seiko, Hewlett Packard, General Motors, Saud Bahwan Group whose trading partrs are Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hertz Rent-a-Car, and Zubair Automotive whose trading partners include Mitsubishi, Dodge and Chrysler.

Related Topics:
Toshiba - Subarau - Seiko - Hewlett Packard - General Motors - Toyota - Lexus - Daihatsu - Hertz Rent-a-Car - Mitsubishi - Dodge - Chrysler

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Mina Qaboos or Mutrah, Muscat's main trading port is an important trading hub between the Persian Gulf, the Indian subcontinent and the far east with an annual volume of about 1.6 million tons. However, the emergence of the Jebel Ali Freezone in neighboring Dubai, United Arab Emirates has made that port the premire maritime trading port of the region with about 44 million tons traded in cargo annually.

Related Topics:
Persian Gulf - Indian subcontinent - Jebel Ali Freezone - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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All infrastructural facilities are owned and operated by the government of Oman. General Telecommunications Organization (GTO) is the only telecommunications organization in Oman and provides, local, long distance and international dialing facilities and operates as the country's only ISP.

Related Topics:
General Telecommunications Organization (GTO) - ISP

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