Oman’s stock exchange, the Muscat Securities Market (MSM), saw an uptick in equity listings in 2014. Although 2015 has been more subdued, several firms have announced plans for initial public offerings (IPOs). Market capitalisation is small by regional standards and the market also has comparatively low levels of trading, although regulatory...
How has growing energy consumption supported the introduction of cost-reflective tariffs, and how can energy efficiency be further enhanced?
The creation of Oman’s Islamic banking segment dates back to 2012, when the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) launched the Islamic Banking Regulatory Framework. The following year the regulator issued licences for the country’s first two sharia-compliant banks, alizz islamic bank and Bank Nizwa. Islamic windows have also been launched at six...
As part of the effort to diversify Oman’s economy, the authorities are keen to boost growth in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment, which is comparatively underdeveloped. The segment is thought to contribute 16-20% of national GDP, which the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) in a 2014 report described as “indicative of a sector with...
How is the NCSI coping with the challenge of bringing previously informal and fragmented data into a formal centralised system?
Given the current low oil prices, what monetary and fiscal policy changes is the CBO considering?
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