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Omanis shop at a market in Muscat on August 11, 2010. (MOHAMMED MAHJOUB/AFP/Getty Images)


Oman scraps price controls for most goods

Oman scraps price controls for most goods

Muscat and Dubai, Reuters—Oman has scrapped price controls for all but 23 basic products, prompting rare public criticism of government policy, after companies demanded freer markets. Economists said the move was unlikely to have a major impact on inflation. Under...