Oman

BMI View: With Oman's oil and gas production expected to slow over the coming years, and the current surge in demand for power looking to continues, we welcome the news that the country... 2008-02-01

We revisit some of our key market views in the light of the renewed turmoil in global markets this

There are no signs of instability ahead, and our political risk outlook is favourable, reflecting the absence of Islamist militantism. Sultan Qaboos will press on with his personal... 2007-12-14

The region covered in this publication scores reasonably well in our new business environment ratings, with an average overall score of 49.6, slightly higher than the world average... 2007-10-03

Although we forecast the CPI to ease slightly in 2007, down to 3.0% y-o-y from 3.8% y-o-y in 2006, there are still serious upside risks to inflation coming from persistent dollar... 2007-10-01

With elections only six weeks away Sultan Qaboos created two new ministries, for environment and fisheries, and reshuffled the cabinet last month. Althoughn the Sultan gave no reason... 2007-10-01

We now see the 2007 fiscal balance coming in at just 3.5% of GDP, a sharp downturn from the 9.1% of GDP recorded the previous year, although we emphasise that there are strong upside... 2007-06-29

Oman's oft-cited political stability remains one of its greatest strengths, and nothing over the last month has caused us to amend our very high ratings. Indeed, if anything, the... 2007-06-29

BMI View: Oman will continue to spend generously, even if it means going into deficit and increasing public debt, as we believe it will towards the end of the forecast period.

BMI View: Amidst good growth in the private sector, we are unconcerned about the impact of Cyclone Gonu on the economy, and continue to see robust expansion throughout the forecast... 2007-06-15