His Majesty’s economic diversification, modernisation plans commended by French magazine

His Majesty’s economic diversification, modernisation plans commended by French magazine

Muscat: French magazine Les clés du Moyen-Orient has said that economic diversification and modernisation get top priority in the policy of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.The magazine underscored His Majesty the Sultan's keenness to pursue the landmark programme Oman Vision 2040 and his government's quest to diversify sources of the income away from oil exports, namely through the contribution of non-oil sectors like industrialization, logistics and tourism.  The magazine pointed out, though radical change occurred in economic conditions in 2020 due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the slump in oil prices would lead to the adaptation of the government's strategy, economic diversification remains a priority.  The report observed that the government's policy enhanced measures to curb the spread of the virus, but the impact of the virus has been evident in