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Oman Government Agencies Links
1 Capital Market Authority (CMA) Government regulatory body responsible for overseeing the issue and trading of securities in the Sultanate; aims to protect investors, facilitate mobilisation of funds, conduct studies etc; site has info on capital market laws etc 2 Directorate General of Minerals Custodian of the geology of Oman; is involved in geological research; exploration of minerals; various types of geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys; mineral development; and regulation of the mining industry 3 Export Credit Guarantee Agency SAOC (ECGA) Autonomous government institution; provides cover to exporters against commercial & non-commercial risk, domestic credit insurance to exporters, assists exporters in recovering old outstandings etc; based in Muscat Official web site of the ROP; has information about the organisation, history, achievements, services, events, rules etc Web site by the Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development (OCIPED); has information on film locations in Oman, infrastructure, production facilities, costs, permissions, supporting industry, how to get there etc 6 State Audit Institution (SAI) Autonomous legal entity; functions: protecting state funds, providing assurance regarding internal control systems, exposing financial irregularities, highlighting deficiencies in finance laws etc; based in Muscat 7 The Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development Quasi public-sector organisation whose aim is to promote investments in the Sultanate of Oman and promote non-oil exports from Oman; site sections: exporters directory, foreign investment, doing business in Oman, visa regulations, labour laws etc 8 Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology Organisation that has exclusive jurisdiction over the establishment, operation and management of all civil airports, navigational aids, meteorological and air traffic services in Oman 9 Directorate-General of Civil Status Government body responsible for registering births, deaths, divorces of Omanis & foreigners; also issues identity cards to Omanis and resident cards for foreigners; has centres in Muscat, Salalah, Sur, Samail, Ibra, Ibri, Nizwa 10 Information Technology Authority Agency responsible for implementing national IT infrastructure projects and supervising all projects related to Digital Oman strategy implementation while providing professional leadership to various other e-governance initiatives of the Sultanate 11 Information Technology Technical Secretariat (ITTS) Government agency to promote information & communication technologies in Oman; based in Al Khuwair; among its various objectives is to spread IT literarcy 12 Oman Post (Ministry of Transport & Communications) Web site of the postal services; has information on postal rules, codes, services etc 13 Public Authority for Social Insurance, Sultanate of Oman Autonomous government body responsible for implementing the Social Insurance Law, which provides insurance cover to Omanis (against old age, injuries, death etc); has branches in Salalah, Sohar, Nizwa, Ibri, Buraimi, Ibra and Sur 14 Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) Government organisation responsible for developing & managing industrial land; manages industrial estates in Rusayl, Raysut, Sohar, Nizwa, Buraimi, and Sur, Al Mazunah Free Zone & Knowledge Oasis, Muscat 15 State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) Public legal entity established by Royal Decree; responsible for investing the reserves of the Sultanate of Oman; regulated by the Financial Affairs Council; administered by the Ministry of Finance 16 Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Agency set up with the purpose of introducing competition and regulating the telecommunications sector; site has details about the Telecom Act, regulations, tenders, licensing etc |
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