Oman

BMI View: The CPI will move down this year, as inflationary pressures subside, but talk of a devaluation has subsided.

BMI View: Muscat is following the template of other Gulf states in seeking to provide a fiscal stimulus to economic activity, but it will still see negative growth of 0.5% this year.... 2009-03-16

BMI View: Worsening economic conditions, combined with a fresh approach from the new US administration, could make Middle Eastern governments more amenable to reform over the coming... 2009-02-25

Recently released figures from the Islamic Finance Information Service (IFIS) concerning global sukuk issuance clearly illustrate our long-held view that the market is not favourable... 2009-01-09

In mid-December 2008, Japan Coast Guard spokesman Takashi Matsumori announced that three officials would shortly travel to Yemen and Oman 'to support training of coast guards there... 2008-12-17

BMI View: The public finances are unlikely to emerge from the economic downturn in such strong shape as they have been in recent years. This is not a major problem, given substantial... 2008-12-09

BMI View: Muscat will seek to tie in regional, and international partners, to help shore up its security in an increasingly unstable region.

BMI View: Sensitive to international criticism, Oman has taken steps to reform some of its policies and institutions. But these do not represent a significant break with Sultan Qaboos'... 2008-12-08

We have said in the past that Gulf governments will push ahead with new projects, even in the face of rising costs, falling demand and plummeting confidence, in an attempt to sustain... 2008-11-27

Following the news that Oman will establish a human rights commission for the first time, we will not be altering our relatively high short- or long- political risk ratings of 87.3... 2008-11-18