National Gas commenced its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling operations in 1981 and is currently engaged in the selling of LPG cylinders for retail consumption. In 2012 the company, through an indirect subsidiary, acquired Shell Malaysia’s LPG assets and business in West Malaysia. The company’s largest shareholder is the A’Sharqiya Investment Holding Company, which...
In an effort to reduce state expenditure and boost revenues, the government recently announced a plan to sell shares in a wide variety of state-owned entities in the coming years. The privatisation effort, which could eventually result in the transference of a substantial percentage of more than 60 state-held firms to public ownership, is widely expected to have a...
While non-oil economic activity has accounted for a steadily increasing percentage of Oman’s GDP in recent years, the oil and gas industry remains a vital component of the sultanate’s economy. Despite the fact that the country’s hydrocarbons reserves are smaller and generally harder to access than in many other nations in the GCC region, the industry is widely regarded...
In 2013 and the first half of 2014 Oman’s economy continued to expand on the back of rising public and private investment, strong oil and gas revenues and steadily increasing levels of non-oil activity. According to data published by the IMF – Oman’s National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) does not regularly release inflation-adjusted GDP numbers – real GDP...
The market for dollar-denominated Peruvian corporate bonds has grown by a factor of 80 since 2010, swelling from $200m to $16bn by 2014, according to Bloomberg. Demand among foreign investors has surged, propelled by economic growth and the upgrade of the country’s sovereign credit rating over the period. In the local market, after a slow first quarter, the amount of...
The development of Peru’s capital markets continues apace, driven by the growing number of increasingly sophisticated local institutional investors. The growth of private pension fund administrators ( Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones, AFPs), life insurance companies and mutual funds, as well as the emergence of local family offices, have all played a part in this...
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