Several leading Omani banks have recently moved ahead with plans for large bond issues, with this underscoring the broader confidence in the banking sector at a time of sustained high oil prices and...
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Economic Update | Oman: Promise in bond programmes
7 Apr 2011
Economic Update | Oman: Hitting the gas
24 Mar 2011
In an effort to meet rising domestic demand and keep the cost of imports to a minimum, Oman is looking to boost its production of natural gas. However, the levels of investment necessary to exploit...
Economic Update | Oman: Retail opens up
9 Mar 2011
The recent opening of two hypermarkets in Oman, adding more than 33,000 sq metres of shopping space, has been a welcome boost to the retail sector, alongside new moves to protect the rights of...
Economic Update | Oman: On track
24 Feb 2011
Oman is pushing ahead with plans to deploy a nation-wide rail network, with this excepted to boost the economy by expanding logistics capacity and linking up the Sultanate’s ports and production...
Economic Update | Oman: Stabilising food costs
14 Feb 2011
The Omani government is taking steps to ensure greater food security, identifying self-sufficiency in production and cost stabilisation as its major goals. With food costs on the rise throughout the...
Economic Update | Oman: Welcome fillip
27 Jan 2011
Oman’s real estate sector is slowly regaining momentum after more than a year of reduced activity. The increase in demand is being seen in a number of sectors whilst oversupply in others has resulted...
