What is the CBO doing to enhance liquidity management for the Islamic banking segment?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Tahir Salim Al Amri, Executive President, Central Bank of Oman (CBO): Interview from The Report: Oman 2018
Articles & Analysis | Oman stock exchange sees rising number of listings from The Report: Oman 2018
Equity listings activity in the sultanate has been muted in recent years. After having steadily risen in number from two in 2012 to four in 2014, only one public offering took place in 2015 – though the listing, of Phoenix Power Company, was the largest in recent years, raising OR563.1m ($1.5bn), more than double the combined value of all...
Articles & Analysis | Public-private partnerships to underpin Oman's economic growth from The Report: Oman 2018
There are approximately $2bn worth of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the planning or implementation phase in Oman, according to research by Middle East Economic Digest published in October 2017. The sultanate pioneered the regional development and use of such projects in the utilities sector in particular, and PPPs now account for the...
Articles & Analysis | Changes ahead: Telecoms from The Report: Oman 2018
The telecoms market experienced a continued rise in revenue and investments in 2016, with growth rates of approximately 5.6% and 30.9%, respectively.
Articles & Analysis | Highly competitive: Insurance from The Report: Oman 2018
The insurance market in Oman has continued recording healthy growth despite the financial challenges and the impact of falling oil prices in the past two years. The market consists of 22 insurance companies, including a re-insurer company and takaful (Islamic insurance) companies which started operations in 2014. The overall industry...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdul Razak Ali Issa, CEO, Bank Muscat: Interview from The Report: Oman 2018
What policies has the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) pursued to relax reserve requirements and stimulate greater liquidity in the banking system?