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2 OMAN Congested parking lots and the problem of inding a space have become a daily scene at Muscat International Airport in spite of the expansion of the parking lot by Oman Airports Management Company, the body tasked with managing and operating the airport’s facilities including the car park SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2013 Passenger traffic at airports up 10pc MUSCAT — The total passenger trafic including transit and transfer passengers through Muscat International Airport has increased by 10 per cent to 3,416,394 passengers during the irst ive months of 2013 compared to 3,100,706 passengers for the same period of 2012. The statistics released by the Air Transport Department at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) pointed out that the number of arrival passengers increased by 9 per cent to 1,728,640 passengers at the end of May 2013 compared to 1,584,769 passengers for the same period of 2012. The number of departing passengers has also increased by 13 per cent to 1,662,902 passengers at the end of May 2013 compared to 1,472,959 passengers for the same period last year. The increase in arrival and departure trafic into Muscat International OCCI to hold Ramadhan Nights MUSCAT — Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) will organise during Ramadhan ive nights that will focus on economic sectors in the presence of ministers, under-secretaries, heads and members of the sectoral committees, professional associations and the economic committees at the State Council and Majlis Ash'shura. This came in a statement to Oman News Agency by Khalil bin Abdullah al Khonji, OCCI Chairman. He said that ive works have been presented to the Supervisory Committee for Sectoral Committees to be presented during Ramadhan nights for the private sector establishments and the community. Airport is attributed to the increase in the number of lights of some airlines operating into Muscat International Airport, such as Oman air, Ethiopian Airlines and Bangladesh United Airlines. In terms of air cargo trafic at Muscat International Airport, Aviation Statistics indicate an increase in the total unloaded and loaded freight by 1 per cent with total shipment 49,190 tonnes at the end of May 2013 compared to 48,858 tonnes in the same period in 2012. Salalah Airport has an increase by 12 per cent in the total number of arriving and departing passengers to 270,438 passengers at the end of May 2013 compared to 241,795 passengers during the same period last year. As for the movement of Air Cargo at Salalah Airport, freight trafic has recorded a remarkable increase in the total unloaded and loaded freight. — ONA Tough measures against price increase From page 1 “The price rise of food and other essentials has dented the wallets of each individual residing in Oman in a big way. Even the prices of local produce of vegetables, which has no connection with exchange rate, too has have gone up because of the greed of the retailers. The prices of chicken, mutton, pulses, spices, sugar, rice, wheat, fruits, powder milk and carbonated drinks, all rose in the past couple of years,” laments Hameed al Wahaibi, a pensioner in Ruwi. A few greedy whole sellers have monopolised the retail market and have taken the advantage of the situ- This aims at closely familiarising with major problems of each sector, their future challenges and the recommendations proposed for the ministries concerned. He added that those sectors represent electricity and water, oil and gas, construction, sales, transport and communications. He pointed out that OCCI is keen to develop the economic sectors through familiarising with the obstacles and major solutions that would develop them, in addition to paying attention to Omanisation and employment, as well as discussing SMEs development in each of the ive sectors. — ONA ation and increased the prices at their own whims, he says. “There is an immediate need of a strict price control act to check the prices”, he urges. At the same time hypermarket managements are making all-out efforts to ensure enough stock and supply of essentials at stable prices. “We have special dedicated teams that handle logistics and stocks. We always plan ahead to make sure that not only do we have the best selection of products but also offer them at the most competitive prices. During special months like Ramadhan, we ensure that supply exceeds demand to keep New cargo lights launched MUSCAT — Freight carrier Cargolux Airlines International SA yesterday launched cargo lights via Muscat International Airport with one light per week. The move is part of Oman Airport Management Company’s (OAMC) efforts to allure internationally renowned cargo companies to operate in Oman. prices in check,” said Ananth AV, Regional Firector, LuLu Hypermarket. According to him, the brisk low of goods in the months before Ramadhan is absolutely normal. “We on our part have kept a irm check on the prices and are monitoring it on a daily basis ensuring that there are no great spikes during the season”, he said. Meanwhile, the inlation rate in Oman recorded stood at 1.20 per cent in April. Historically, from 2005 until 2013, the inlation rate averaged 5.24 per cent reaching an all-time high of 14.50 per cent in June of 2008 and a record low of 1.20 per cent in April of 2013.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2013 Expert panel discusses strategy for agriculture development Visual presentation explains objectives of the strategy MUSCAT — As part of efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture to prepare a sustainable development strategy for the agricultural sector till 2040, the national team tasked with the project yesterday held its irst meeting under the chairmanship of Dr Khalid bin Mansour al Zedjali, Director-General of Planning and Development, with the participation of experts and specialists at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. At the beginning of the meeting Al Zedjali explained that this was a preparatory meeting to agree on a roadmap to prepare a comprehensive sustainable strategy for the development of the agricultural sector. This task involves all the governmental agencies that are linked to the agricultural sector. The national team is supported in its mission by experts from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisa- SMEs workshop to examine implementation of decisions MUSCAT — The Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (PASMED) will organise on Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Muscat a workshop related to following up of implementation of decisions made at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Symposium, which was held last January at Saih Al Shamikhat in the Wilayat of Bahla. The workshop will be held under the auspices of Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of PASMED's Board in the presence of ministers and under-secretaries from the agencies concerned with implementing the decisions. During the workshop, visual presentations will be delivered by the governmental agencies concerned with implementing the decisions of the symposium. The door will then be opened for discussion and raising questions to those agencies in relation to implementation of the decisions of the symposium. — ONA tion (FAO) as the ministry signed an agreement in March this year with FAO for the preparation of the strategy. During the meeting, Al Zedjali presented a visual display and explained that main objective of the strategy is to serve as a referral framework for developing the agricultural sector and it shows how the sector will be like in the future. Al Zedjali said the ministry has inalised a similar strategy for the development of the isheries sector till the year 2020 which was approved the Council of Ministers. He also spoke about the futuristic vision in the agricultural sector in terms of programmes and projects and the importance of long-term planning by preparing an applicable investment programme concordant with the local, regional and international trends. CBO certiicates of deposit tender results MUSCAT — Certiicates of deposit tender was held at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) this week. The total amount allotted for issue No 823 was RO 426 million. A bulletin issued by the CBO stated that the average interest rate of these certiicates was 0.13 per cent while the maximum accepted interest rate was 0.13 per cent. The tenure of these certiicates is 28 days, so their maturity date is on July 24. The certiicates of deposit issued to licensed banks by the CBO as a monetary policy instrument aimed at absorbing excess liquidity in the banking sector in particular and maintaining stability of the interest rate and the money market in general. The Repo rate during June 26-July 2 is 1 per cent. — ONA OMAN 3
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