The small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector has a pivotal role to play in any emerging economy and is an engine of growth for the private sector. Oman’s government has taken unprecedented initiatives to promote growth of SMEs and thereby working towards creating a diversified economy.
Recent regulatory changes aimed at Oman’s banking sector are likely to cause significant shifts in the lending market in 2014, with potential impacts including increased credit access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and perhaps a broader jump in the pace of loan growth and the competitiveness of the lending market. The changes are...
In recent years, we have spoken of the need to invest in a modern and efficient infrastructure throughout all the sectors of our land, and we are now regularly seeing the fruits of those labours. Better communications, whether by land or sea or air, more advanced technology, further development of our energy resources from which we fund our...
Petroleum wealth in Oman means the government has little need to sell bonds, which is the primary reason a robust market for debt securities has yet to develop. While the sultanate does sell bonds from time to time, the amounts are usually small and there are no regular schedules for any instruments other than short-term debt used by banks to...
London’s relationship with the Gulf has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past 200 years or so. Gone is the time when Britannia ruled the waves, doing deals to protect Gulf states in exchange for the control of foreign policy. Today, our ties with this booming region are far more reciprocal, a fact that a trip to any ultra-chilled,...
Turkey attaches great importance to its relationship with GCC member states and wishes to develop its relations with these countries both on a bilateral level and within the framework of the GCC. We highly value our dialogue with the GCC and wish to upgrade it to a strategic partnership. Turkey acts in close cooperation and solidarity with GCC...
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