AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOman’s Clean Energy Push: Future Fund Oman (OIA’s sovereign wealth portfolio) unveiled $1.74bn in 105 projects, led by Orion Solar’s 6GW solar cell and module plant in Sohar Freezone and Gallant’s 66,000 tonnes/year lithium-iron phosphate cathode output. Khareef Traffic Relief: Al Mughsail Road and Bridge opened in Salalah to ease seasonal congestion, with remaining works due in Q1 2027. Oman Investment Dealmaking: Oman Investment Authority’s Vietnam arm helped enable a near-$300m G-Group data centre/AI HPC venture in Vietnam. Sohar Industrial Financing: Dhofar Islamic signed financing for an acrylamide and polyacrylamide plant at Sohar Port and Freezone to support industrial diversification and EOR-linked demand. Regional Shipping Shock (Hormuz): US-Iran escalation kept Strait of Hormuz traffic near a standstill; India ordered shipowners to stop deploying Indian seafarers on Hormuz routes, while Asian LNG prices jumped to the highest since late March on supply disruption. Tourism Calendar Move: Oman delayed the 2026/27 school year by one week to support domestic travel during Dhofar’s khareef season.
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