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OMAN; CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC
PERSPECTIVESTHE FORETOLD STORY OF SALEM AND SALEEMA
AHMED AL MUKHAINI, CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY
Oman’s civilisation is not of structures nor Oman is a modern day creation. Oman has always been the gateway and connector among civilisations and cultures.
Country of God: Frankincense and Monotheism (old and new testament)
DIVERSITY
WHS
Over 1870 fortifications including over 670 towers and over 500 forts and castles, etc.
Ya’aribah and Al Bu Said Dynasties
Courtesy of Bait al-Zubair Foundation
LANGUAGES OF OMAN ( BY FAMILY) AND CULTURAL SUBSETS
• Arabic, Harsusi, Hubyut, Shahri (Jibbali), Bath-hariand Mahri
• Baluchi, Farsi, Kumzariand Sindi (Luwati )
• Swahili
• Hindi, Guajarati and Urdu
SALEM AND SALEEMA
6 YEAR OLD
Parents studied in Oman (62 HEIs) or abroad: Both working Both voters (30%)
80,000 births attended by health professionals 1000+ government schools or 170+ private schools:
102% enrolled in grades 1-6 96% enrolled in 7-9 and 10-12 grades
13% employees in the private sector Paid no personal income tax Life expectancy:77
2019
• Oman’s performance in terms of ranking from 2017 to 2018 was an improvement of 14 positions, the best ranking increase of any of the 140 economies.
•Pillar 1: Institutions, Terrorism incidence: #1. That is, it has the least terrorism incidents.•Pillar 1: Institutions, Organised crime:
#4•Pillar 1: Institutions, Reliability of police services: #5
•Pillar 1: Institutions, Future orientation of government: #7.•Pillar 2: Infrastructure, Quality of roads: #8•Pillar 4: Macroeconomic stability, Inflation: #1•WEF places Oman in the top 10 in terms of Safety and Security, and at #4 Oman is five positions higher than 2015, when the previous edition was published.
WEF Global Competitive Report 2018
• Planned Real GDP growth 5% per annum
• Better spatial planning and connectivity: sustainable and more livable cities:• Muscat as the new
pioneering GCC city• Muscat: hub of
financial services and technology in Oman)
• More productive economy:• Non-hydrocarbon
90%• Omanis:40% of
private sector employment
2040
Knowledge Economy
Innovation &
Automation
Learning and Development
NODES OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
Sustainable Environment
Governance
THANK [email protected]