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Oman needs to slash spending to keep budget sustainable - IMF
Reuters* Fiscal sustainability becomes significant challenge * Spending restraint, higher non-oil income needed * Cuts in fuel subsidies necessary * Budget break-even oil price seen at $120/barrel by 2018 * Oman should issue T-bills, set up govt issuance...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Gross Domestic Product, Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Finance
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Three French aid workers home after being held hostage in Yemen
World NowThree French aid workers held hostage in Yemen for more than five months returned home Monday. Neighboring Oman negotiated the release of the French hostages and may have paid an unspecified ransom, according to news reports.... -
OMAN: Army descends on protest camp, arrests demonstrators
Babylon & BeyondThe soldiers moved in on the protest camp as night fell over the southern Omani city of Salalah, the country's second largest, dispersing demonstrators demanding higher salaries and more jobs and possibly arresting scores before dismantling the tents they...
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