Given the current low oil prices, what monetary and fiscal policy changes is the CBO considering?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali, Executive President, Central Bank of Oman (CBO): Interview from The Report: Oman 2016
Articles & Analysis | AbdulRazak Ali Issa, CEO, Bank Muscat; Amin Al Husseini, CEO, Oman Arab Bank; and Lloyd Maddock, CEO, Ahlibank Oman: Interview from The Report: Oman 2016
What do you see as the most significant impact over the coming years of the introduction of Basel III regulations in Oman?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Abdullah bin Al Salmi, Executive President, Capital Market Authority (CMA), on the evolving insurance sector: Viewpoint from The Report: Oman 2016
Though insurance was employed in the years preceding 1970, the development of the insurance industry in Oman coincided with the comprehensive sustainable development led by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said. A component of the CMA’s mandate is to protect all market participants, ensuring, in the process, adherence to best standards...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Balushi, CEO, Ominvest: Interview from The Report: Oman 2016
How is the low price of oil at the moment impacting performance of the markets in the sultanate?
Articles & Analysis | Oman's regulatory changes spark a rise in number of new listings from The Report: Oman 2016
Oman has seen growing initial public offering (IPO) activity in recent years, spurred in part by regulatory requirements for foreign-backed electricity companies to conduct share offerings. While 2015 got off to a slower start than the previous year, recent regulatory changes should help to further boost the IPO pipeline in coming years and in...
Articles & Analysis | New legislaion in Oman requires insurers to become publicly traded firms from The Report: Oman 2016
In August 2014 amendments to Oman’s insurance law were passed under Royal Decree No. 39/2014. Changes include a doubling of capitalisation requirements for insurance companies – the second minimum capital increase in recent years – and an obligation to list on the local stock exchange, both of which will come into effect in 2017. Industry...