Observer & Busness 27 Mar 2012 - Oman Daily Observer

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OMAN/INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
Oman Arab Bank hosts annual staff meet
MUSCAT — The management
of Oman Arab Bank (OAB)
hosted the annual staff party at
Grand Hyatt Muscat last week.
The party was held under the
auspices of Abdul Qader Askalan,
Oman Arab Bank’s CEO,
in the presence of all heads of
departments and divisions who
attended to share their colleagues
the happy moments of
their recognition.
Welcoming the staff, the
CEO said: “We are gathered
here today to recognise our
dear staff dedicated and loyal
to their work at the Bank over
years. I am proud of all of you
since you are the true assets of
the Bank. Hadn’t it been for
you, the Bank would have not
achieved this success we are
celebrating today.”
Later, 67 staff members,
both males and females, who
completed 25 years of service
were recognised. Then, 63 staff
members, both males and females,
who completed 20 years
of service were recognised. Finally,
57 staff members, both
males and females, who completed
10 years of service were
recognised. Certificates of recognition
were also distributed
to distinguished completing
five years of service.
Askalan along with Bishara
Qafiti, Deputy General Manager
for Operations and Banking
Services, later cut a commemorative
cake.
Nissan Sunny’s success continues to flourish in Oman
MUSCAT — The new Nissan Sunny
have proved to be a sales success
for Nissan Oman. The Nissan
Sunny sold 325 vehicles in its first
week on sale.
The all-new Nissan Sunny is
the completely revised tenth generation
of this popular sedan which
is a key player in the highly competitive
C-segment market.
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles
(SBA), the sole distributor for
Nissan vehicles in Oman, is currently
getting an average of 100
enquires of the Nissan Sunny per
day, indicating strong favourable
consumer response to the vehicle.
“The outstanding success of
the new Nissan Sunny goes far beyond
our expectations. The Sultanate
of Oman is a very competitive
market, and the audience Nissan
Sunny targets, trendy, stronglyopinionated
youth, is challenging
to reach,” said an official spokesperson
of SBA.
“The consistent high sales numbers
prove that the car has struck
the right balance in offering the
best of Nissan reliability and quality
as well as a young and dynamic
style,” he added.
The all-new Nissan Sunny’s design
is distinct from most current
compact sedans, both inside and
out. Externally All-New Sunny
offers a refreshing design character
that is both sophisticated and
highly aerodynamic while inside
it offers five-passenger practicality
with a high degree of comfort and
AHMED Suhail Bahwan with first Nissan Sunny 2012 customers
refinement.
The all-new Nissan Sunny’s interior
cabin volume of 2549 litres
gives more rear legroom than some
mid-size sedans - trumping even
some luxury cars.
Offered with either a four-speed
automatic or five-speed manual to
complement the 1.5-litre engine,
the All-New Nissan Sunny also has
generous levels of standard equipment
and a broad range of choice.
Features across the All-New Sunny
range include drive computer and
air conditioning along with a high
level of safety equipment including
twin airbags, anti-lock brakes
and Electronic Brake Distribution
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(EBD).
At the top end of the range,
the All-New Sunny ‘SL’ grade
boasts parking sensors, steering
wheel-mounted audio controls
and a Bluetooth hands-free phone
system, 15-inch alloys and front
and rear electric windows and fog
lamps.
The Sunny, or the original Datsun
1000, or the American Sentra,
or the Mexican Tsuru has been an
important model in Nissan’s lineup
for decades. Starting its life as a
subcompact, and graduating as a
compact, the Sunny has always
been one of the more popular cars
from the Nissan stable. We shed
Nawras adds eight
countries to credit
By A Staff Reporter
MUSCAT — Responding
to customer feedback
and the popularity of the
Nawras Mousbak International
Credit Transfer
service, Oman’s customer
friendly communications
provider has added eight
new countries to its list of
operator partners.
This allows customers
to conveniently transfer
credit to friends and family
abroad in Indonesia, Sri
Lanka, Jordan, Syria, Morocco,
Tanzania, Turkey
and Iraq in addition to India, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh
and Egypt.
Ammar al Lawati (pictured), Nawras Payment Services
Manager, said, “The success of Nawras Mousbak International
Credit Transfer service is due to our pleasingly different approach
as we strive to continuously grow our innovative range
of services to help and delight our customers.”
He added, “Nawras Mousbak customers can now get closer
to more friends and family abroad by transferring airtime to
prepaid customers of over 25 different operators in 13 countries.
International Credit Transfers of up to 19 Omani Rials
per month can be sent in a safe, fast, convenient, reliable and
cost effective manner.”
One of many Nawras firsts, the service is simple and easy
to use by dialling *222# to view instructions in English or Arabic.
From the menu displayed, International Credit Transfer
should be selected and the recipient’s international mobile
number entered. This is followed by deciding the amount of
airtime to send from the choice of four denominations shown
for each currency.
When the International Credit Transfer message is sent, the
corresponding value and charge is deducted directly from the
sending customer’s Nawras Mousbak credit with the recipient
receiving the credit in real time.
Nawras customers can find more information about this
service by sending a free SMS with the keyword int r to 1500
or by calling 1500. Feedback on the service is welcomed and
can be sent to InternationalTransfer@nawras.om
some light on heritage of this historical
car...
Here in the Middle East, the
Sunny continues to rake in sales
alongside Nissan’s Tiida. Its popularity
with fleet companies, business
houses and end users continues
unabated despite Tiida’s
presence.
European
stocks
diverge
transfer service LONDON — European
stocks firmed unsteadily yesterday,
helped by rising German
business confidence,
but the Spanish market fell
after an electoral setback for
the government amid new
strains over its debt. In late
morning trading, London’s
FTSE 100 benchmark index
of top shares rose 0.38 per
cent to 5,876.77 points and
Frankfurt’s DAX 30 added
0.36 per cent to 7,020.98,
while in Paris the CAC 40
was flat at 3,476.24 points.
Frankfurt was boosted
by news that German business
confidence rose slightly
in March, according to Ifo’s
key business climate index.
But traders remain concerned
that the German
economy could be losing
some of its momentum.
Madrid’s Ibex 35 index
dived 1.71 per cent to
8,310.8 points. In foreign
exchange deals yesterday,
the European single currency
retreated to $1.3203 from
$1.3268 in New York late
on Friday, while bond yields
remain high as a result of ongoing
tensions over the euro
zone debt crisis.
“The markets are brushing
off the stronger Ifo data
and preferring to concentrate
on the negative today
— creeping euro zone bond
yields (and) Rajoy’s failure
to gain a majority in regional
elections in Andalusia,” said
research director Kathleen
Brooks at trading site Forex.
com. “— AFP