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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...

Chapter | Insurance from The Report: Oman 2014

With a steady stream of new entrants in the past decade and growth from a small base, Oman’s insurance market is a competitive one. Several factors are boosting the industry, with sharia-compliant lines of insurance looking set to enhance the sector’s potential and automobile coverage boosted by record vehicle sales. Further to this, the sultanate’s infrastructure spending is combining with job...

Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Oman 2014

Despite being a stable and growing bourse for a number of years, authorities see a broader, deeper market as a strategic goal to help create economic opportunity. Sustained dedication to that cause has paid off in recent years, chiefly in the form of an increased flow of initial public offerings. The inclusion of sharia-compliant instruments looks set to take off, meaning diversification of the...

THE COMPANY: Volcan is a significant global producer of silver, zinc, copper and lead. It is the fourth-largest producer of zinc and silver worldwide and is currently the top producer of silver, zinc and lead concentrates in Peru. The company is engaged in the exploration, exploitation, and...

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