Features
Thinking Beyond Hormuz
This article appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. More than 30 years after the first Gulf...
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Sustained Growth In MENA Despite Turmoil
Conflict aside, the Middle East is anticipating a period of economic growth. Here are some of the trends shaping the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Central Banker Report Cards 2024: Africa And The Middle East
Algeria Salah-Eddine Taleb: C+ Africa’s largest natural gas producer posted a 4.1% growth last year. The Bank of Algeria (BoA)...
Oman
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
First Income Tax In GCC Approved By Oman’s Parliament
Oman is on course to become the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state to introduce a personal income tax as...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Oman: Attracting Diverse Investments
The Gulf country seeks to grow its economy beyond hydrocarbons.
Features
Oman At A Crossroads
Already pressed fiscally, Oman’s new leader will need to walk a fine line to restore growth and avoid domestic unrest.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Oman: Looking Up
After relative success containing Covid-19, Oman looks to gas production and new revenue sources to cure its budget headaches.
Features
New Sultan Faces Early Test
A sluggish economy, high debt burden and tensions among its neighbors challenge the new leader’s ambitious development plans.
Features
Oman’s New Ruler Faces Economic Challenges
Haitham bin Tariq is the first Omani ruler with a background in business.
Data
Oman: Credit Advance
Oman is tapping an Icelandic startup for a new bureau to speed credit applications.
Features
Oman Faces Cash Crunch Amid US-Iran Tensions
Oman faces a serious cash squeezedue in part to factors beyond its control and in part to factors of its own making.