PESTLE Analysis of Oman 2013, August 2013

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary    

2. Oman’s Political Analysis    
2.1: Structure and stability of government    
2.2: Government policy agenda    
2.2.1: Policy agenda    

3. Oman’s Economic Analysis    
3.1: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate    
3.2: Pricing trends-inflation and interest rates    
3.3: Consumption, saving, and investment trends    
3.4: International trade and its contribution to GDP    
3.5: Foreign direct investment by industry    

4. Oman Economic and Business Risk Analysis    
4.1: Risk in current account balance    
4.2: Terms of trade of Oman    
4.3: Risk in balance of payment (BOP)    
4.4: Risk in fiscal balance    
4.5: Risk in external sector    
4.5.1: External debt and default risk
4.5.2: Risk in foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate    
4.6: Credit rating of countries    
    
5. Oman’s Social Analysis    
5.1: Social and demographic analysis    
5.2: Labor market    
5.3: Social development index    

6. Oman’s R&D and Technological Factors    
6.1: R&D expenditure in Oman    
6.2: Impact of technology in industry    
6.3: Technology policy    

7. Oman’s Legal Analysis    
7.1: Company law    
7.2: Labor law    
7.3: Tax law    
7.4: Recent economic policies    
7.5: Doing business in Oman 2013    

8. Oman’s Environmental Analysis    
8.1: Environment policy    

9. SWOT Analysis of Oman    


List of Figures

Chapter 3. Oman’s Economic Analysis    
Figure 3.1: Global economic scenario
Figure 3.2: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: Forecast of Real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.4: Trend of per capita income
Figure 3.5: GDP sectoral contribution
Figure 3.6: Share of different sectors to GDP
Figure 3.7: Trend of leading industries of Oman
Figure 3.8: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 3.9: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.10: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.11: Oman’s international trade structure
Figure 3.12: Exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.13: Foreign direct investment by industry

Chapter 4. Oman Economic and Business Risk Analysis    
Figure 4.1: Trend of current account balance and percentage of GDP
Figure 4.2: Terms of trade of Oman
Figure 4.3: Trend of balance of payment
Figure 4.4: Trend of gross government debt as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.5: Trend of gross government debt
Figure 4.6: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate

Chapter 5. Oman’s Social Analysis
Figure 5.1: Political map of Oman
Figure 5.2: Trend of population in Oman
Figure 5.3: Population age structure
Figure 5.4: Trend of unemployment rate in Oman
    
Chapter 6. Oman’s R&D and Technological Factors    
Figure 6.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Oman


List of Tables

Chapter 1. Executive Summary    
Table 1.1: Factors affecting business in Oman

Chapter 2. Oman’s Political Analysis    
Table 2.1: Political factors and its impact on business

Chapter 3. Oman’s Economic Analysis    
Table 3.1: Economic factors and its impact on business
Table 3.2: Factors affecting industry growth
Table 3.3: Economic insights of Oman

Chapter 4. Oman Economic and Business Risk Analysis
Table 4.1: Credit rating of countries by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P
    
Chapter 5. Oman’s Social Analysis    
Table 5.1: Population age structure of Oman
Table 5.2: Corruption, GINI, Homicide and Human Development Index
Table 5.3: Social factors and its impact on business

Chapter 6. Oman’s R&D and Technological Factors    
Table 6.1: Technological factor and its impact on business

Chapter 7. Oman’s Legal Analysis    
Table 7.1: Indicators for starting business
Table 7.2: Ranking for procedures of starting business
Table 7.3: Legal factors and its impact on business

Chapter 8. Oman’s Environmental Analysis    
Table 8.1: Environmental factors and its impact on business
 

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