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C o n t e n t s INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY LIFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT MAP
INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD 2 Oman
1970 1980 2,177 1990 4,553 2000 8,477 2003 1 2,365 2004 1 4,681 2 Oman National Transport Company : ONTC 2003 116 1,700 914 2,600 10 AvisHertz 1 174 1,023 230 337 343 174 863 332 495 285 1,023 863 1,118 1,069 1,072 230 332 1,118 496 121 337 495 1,069 496 584 343 285 1,072 121 584 2001 309,217 20,901 132,920 27,788 1,274 5,195 23,631 520,926 2002 335,771 23,639 140,270 29,175 1,386 5,436 24,625 560,302 2003 284,902 23,761 109,118 14,861 561 3,977 7,320 444,500 2001 2002 2003 9,673 10,930 12,365 25,292 25,009 24,862 34,965 35,939 37,227 Oman3
INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRIC POWER 4 Oman
1970 4.5 5 2003 57 2,788 10,714 PDO 548 3,899 8 2 4 5 10 75 2003 8,059 4,633 1,292 490 1,483 161 57.5 1996 3 4 BOOT 3 3 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2,009 2,305 2,302 2,304 2,788 8,413 9,111 9,737 10,331 10,714 8,018 8,682 9,178 9,851 10,303 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 3,785 3,966 4,226 4,414 4,633 971 1,037 1,156 1,221 1,292 271 330 356 438 490 1,346 1,354 1,423 1,511 1,483 128 146 165 159 161 6,501 6,833 7,326 7,743 8,059 220V 50 / / 3,000 3,001~5,000 5,001~7,000 7,001~10,000 10,000 5 8 9 4 / 3,000 3,000 10 2.8 15 4.2 20 5.6 25 7.0 30 8.4 20 5.6 24 6.7 12 3.4 10 2.8 20 5.6 / 3,000 3,001~5,000 5,000 1 0.28 10 2.8 15 4.2 20 5.6 Oman5
INFRASTRUCTURE WATER 6 Oman
82 153 100mm 5 9 80515 1976 2003 239 7,840 239 5,10064.3 153 8,770 1 2,560 800 330 IWP 2004 3 1 4,000 1,500 1994 Middle East Desalination Research Center : MEDRC EU 1996 12 20053Aquatic Chemistry Fouling and Scaling in Reverse Osmosis / 1~5,000 5,000 2.0 0.56 2.5 0.70 3.0 0.84 2001 2002 2003 2,474.0 1,850.3 3,068.3 11,247.8 12,764.8 12,273.4 13,721.8 14,615.1 15,341.7 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 20,309.0 20,791.0 21,538.0 22,724.1 23,978.4 20,195.0 20,692.0 21,528.8 22,855.2 23,950.7 Oman7
INFRASTRUCTURE PORT 8 Oman
80 WTO 2000 10 LNG 1974 250 9 2004 262216 46 1999 BOOT 20 Salalah Port Services Company 1,236 416 240 TEU 205 62005 5 300 TEU 2003 2004 1,837,189 1,972,721 156,706 164,752 15,862 16,544 2,009,757 2,154,017 461,950 464,709 2,471,707 2,618,726 11 2003 5876 2,000 2002 Port of Rotterdam Sohar Industrial Port Company : SIPC 1983 2002 9 2003 1 9 5 8,80241 2001 4 LNG Oman9
INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORT 10 Oman
2001 2002 2003 33,697 31,472 34,707 2,434 2,154 2,602 71,219 45,573 47,020 5,258 8,083 7,623 263 293 284 1,859 1,361 1,610 38,955 39,555 42,330 2,697 2,447 2,886 73,078 46,934 48,630 Oman11
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION 12 Oman
30 1980 General Telecommunications Organization : GTOGTO SiemensEricsoonNortel 1998 100 60 VSAT 1999 GTO Oman Telecommunications Company : Omantel 19801985 1 1.5 4203.5 980 5.5 1,5403 90 200323 6,178 10 2,800 3 120 20 5,600250 1 4,0003 200 5 6,000 20 925 7 2005 3 1 1 06 00 19 00300 84 19 00 06 00235 65.8 1985 GSM 1996 Oman Mobile Telecommunications Company : Oman Mobile2004 3 Omantel 20GSM 65 2004 6QtelTDC Nawras ConsortiumGSM 2 2004 1,000106 1996 Omantel Internet Dialup PowerNet ADSL Internet Dialup10 2,800 2 5601 180 50.4 PowerNet 25 7,000 12 3,360 39 1 920 20041,00020 Omantel 930 30 3 9,000 TV 2004 100 510 150 42 10g250 7010g 20g 400 112 EMS500g 8 2,240 500g2.5 700 Labor Card 10 2,800 15 4,200 3 5 1,40012 311 1 1 241 DHL 2001 2002 2003 235,307 233,897 236,178 192,145 220,410 235,662 40,676 48,232 51,769 35,459 22,161 14,336 95 94 94 56,795 57,195 58,394 Oman13
INDUSTRY INDUSTRIAL ESTATES 14 Oman
1993 Public Establishment for Industrial Estates : PEIE PEIE 1 23 4 56 PEIE 1985 1 7 1 Knowledge Oasis Muscat 2003 9 PEIE 1 100 2 3 410 5 6 7 1996 Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development : OCIPED OCIPED OCIPED OCIPED 1983 45 340 130 50 200 180 334 60 50 4 150 Oman15
20 180 200 10 120 325 451 135 300 4,000 LNG Oman LNGNational Gas Company Oman India Fertilizer Company 245 450 21 1 250 70 1 5 8 24 6.72 9 4 12 3.36 1 3 0.84 1 20.5 5.74 16 Oman
INDUSTRY LPG OIL GAS OIL GAS PETROCHEMICALS PETROCHEMICALS MINING Oman17
1920 1962 1967 2004 48 300 78 / 20 500 24 2,400 8,529 Petroleum Development Oman : PDO 6034 4 24 90 Occidental Oman Novus Oman 2002 1 400/ YibalNimr Hunt Oil Sinopec10 1982 Oman Refinery Company 5 / 8 5,000/ 5 2 11 6,400/ 2003 5 9 2006 1992100 Oman Oil Marketing Company 2003Oman Oil Company : OOCOOC 100 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 350.0 349.0 328.0 299.0 285.4 327.0 331.5 306.2 278.5 263.7 100 40.8 106.4 41.9 12.1 43.4 4.8 3.1 11.2 263.7 15.5 40.3 15.9 4.6 16.5 1.8 1.2 4.2 100.0 10 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 249.7 273.0 281.1 265.5 287.7 289.8 459.7 508.3 586.6 565.2 539.5 732.7 789.4 852.1 852.9 18 Oman
PDO 2000 20048,529 5,652 2,877 PDO Oman Gas Company LNG 1994LNG LNG Oman LNG : OLNG 5130 5.54 LNG5 2.77 2.772 0.92 300 LNG660/ 2 20063 4 3 1,000/ 2000 21 LNG24 LNG LNG LNG2000 11 7025 2004LNG690 NGL Oman Methanol Company Oman Polypropylene LLC Oman Polyethylene Sohar International Urea and Chemical Industries 2006 2005 4 5,000 JICA 1983 1994 Oman Mining Company 19971 8,00020042 4,000 2004 18 6,0001882 2004 5,6801,479 3.3 GDP 0.3 2004 4 2001 2002 2003 24,760 23,975 17,040 kg 885 301 126 kg 3,946 2,716 2,804 Oman19
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INDUSTRY FINANCE 22 Oman
2004 1493 Omanisation 2003 89.9 91.7 60 1974 12 1 4 1 RO 14337 2004 48 8,8701 3,688 8.9 35 570 9,816630 7,830 8,6197.9 3 1977OHB 2004 1 6,460461 1 6,640466 2004 12 31 National Bank of Oman 1973 51 50 Oman Arab Bank 1973 38 37 Oman International Bank 1975 82 82 Bank Muscat 1981 90 90 Bank Dhofar 1990 49 48 HSBC Bank Middle East 1948 5 5 Standard Chartered Bank 1968 1 1 Habib Bank Ltd. 1972 9 9 Bank Melli Iran 1974 1 1 National Bank of Abu Dhabi 1976 1 1 Bank Saderat Iran 1976 1 1 Bank of Baroda 1976 3 3 Banque Banorabe 1989 1 1 State Bank of India 2004 1 1 Oman Housing Bank 1977 10 9 Oman Development Bank 1977 10 10 Alliance Housing Bank 1997 7 7 360 356 ODB1979 Development Bank of Oman1981 1997 4 2 6 ODB 20041,670 47 AHB GCC 1997 GCC 2004 1 250287 MSM 1988 1989 MSM 1998 Capital Market Authority 1998 MSM MSM1Regular Market2 Parallel Market33Third Market3 2005 8 10 6051 328139 18 2003 61,197 87,700 160,419 288,802 1,703 5,407 48,379 83,863 271,698 465,772 Oman23
INDUSTRY SIGHTSEEING 24 Oman
2004 Ministry of Tourism 1 single entry visit visa 6 1,680 1 10 4 2 The Wave 3 500 854 7.3 1 18 250 2 1 Waterfront Investments 8,500 238 50 40 60 683 1 Al-Husn2 5 Al-Bandar3 4 Al-Waha 3 Bahla Fort 1987 Bat Tombs 1988 Jiddat Al-HarasisThe land of Frankincense 1994 2000 Ras Al-Hadd Oman25
INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES 26 Oman
2003 7 3,000 1988 2 120 2003 27 8,000 4 2,000 93 16 3,100 6,792 64 902002 1990 440 2003 1,500 JICA 2000 4 600 2004 4 1,000 3,000 8,000 200332 6,200 12 200 36 8,400 103 8,600 9,664 4 4,032 1 4,472 1 6,300 2001 2002 2003 172.2 162.0 163.1 362.9 303.6 278.0 25.8 24.8 21.9 765.4 728.8 733.1 1,326.3 1,219.2 1,196.1 2003 95 1,700 150 2003 13 8,486 4 8,510 2,965 6,000 83 368 Youth Ships Scheme JICA 2002 4 2001 2002 2003 9,200 9,428 9,664 42,000 43,000 44,032 14,740 11,950 14,472 100 160 156 163 2001 2002 2003 313.5 319.8 326.2 120.8 117.8 120.2 354.2 361.2 368.4 998.4 1,018.0 1,038.6 2001 2002 2003 129,905 142,667 138,486 29,631 45,714 48,510 Oman27
LIFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT MEDICAL 28 Oman
1970 2003 49 129 31 1 44 9 3675 24 15 4,200 2001 2002 2003 48 48 49 122 128 129 4,491 4,455 4,501 2003 324 2003 4,000 395662 9,0001 1970 10013 2003 1 1,290 1 8,57961 624 523,616 1981 1 2003 99 98 1972 11.820021.62 19911990 3 2,0002003 740 2002 73.8072.20 75.402000 WHOOverall Level of Health Care 1 Overall System Performance 8 2001 2002 2003 3 3 3 641 631 675 326 319 324 2003 291 27 515 333 25 3,101 624 52 3,616 1,406 63 158 605 29 3,566 2,011 92 3,724 2001 2002 2003 1,000 1.37 1.39 1.59 1,000 3.23 3.25 3.67 1,000 2.10 2.04 2.23 Oman29
LIFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION 30 Oman
5 13 21 1998 2 6 3 3 102 17 1 2003/04 1,02257 6,472 48.43 2,34556.4 3 132121128 129 2 3,55343.81,916 81.1 1986 7 557 2003/04 3,105 1 2,4376,2296,208 College of Education6 College of Sharia and Law1 5 Institute for Banking and Financial Studies 3 2004 2003/04 12 2003/04332 7,000 1983 11 1986 11 5234 2141 45 2003/04 1,022 19,181 576,472 32,345 129 1,327 23,553 1,916 3 72 626 128 1,154 20,580 600,651 34,389 2005 8 1 13 3 100 2 8,000 300 8 4,000 1 4 720 20 1,600 5 3 840 23 5,200 2005/06 Grade RO 1 2 2,170 60 7,600 3 5 3,310 92 6,800 Grade 1~5 3,310~3,530 6 11 92 6,800 98 8,400 Grade 6~8 11 14 4,450~4,460 124 6,000 124 8,800 Grade 9~12 14 18 5,090~5,560 142 5,200 155 6,800 50 1 4,000 1,250 35 Oman31
LIFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS 32 Oman
234 2003 178 56 24 27 63 38 25 4 GMT 4 5 RO 1 1,000 baiza US$ 1 RO 0.384 2005 8 1 280 1/4 1/2 1 5 10 20 50 2 5 10 25 50 100 250 500 1 2.5 5 700 1,400 1 1 2 07 30 14 30 08 30 13 30 08 00 12 00 08 00 11 30 08 00 13 0015 00 18 00 2 08 00 13 00 08 30 13 3016 00 21 00 1 24 1 11 11 11 18 11 312 727 10 1 4 129 13 11 2 Oman33
LIFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Al-Bustan Palace Hotel HOTEL 34 Oman
Al-Bustan Palace Hotel 5The CHEDI Muscat 1 100 2 8,0004 Al-Falaj Hotel Muscat40 1 1,200 Municipality Tax 5Tourism Tax 4 8 / FAX Al-Bustan Palace Hotel (5-Star) 24799666 24799600 Muscat Inter-Continental Hotel (5-Star) 24680000 24694037 Grand Hyatt Muscat (5-Star) 24641234 24605282 Sheraton Oman Hotel (5-Star) 24799899 24795791 The CHEDI Muscat (5-Star) 24524400 24493485 Crowne Plaza Hotel Muscat (4-Star) 24560100 24560650 Holiday Inn Muscat (4-Star) 24487123 24480986 Radisson SAS (4-Star) 24487777 24487778 Al-Falaj Hotel Muscat (4-Star) 24702311 24795853 Seeb Novotel (4-Star) 24510300 24510055 Hilton Salalah Hotel (5-Star) 23211234 23210084 Crowne Plaza Salalah (4-Star) 23235333 23235137 Haffah House Hotel - Salalah (4-Star) 23295444 23294873 Sur Plaza (4-Star) 25543777 25542626 Sohar Beach Hotel (4-Star) 26841111 26843766 Al-Wadi Hotel (3-star) 26840058 26841997 2001 2002 2003 115 124 133 5,729 6,078 6,462 8,625 9,208 9,778 749,295 (5,523) 862,819 (10,122) 886,990 (6,572) Crowne Plaza Hotel Muscat) Al-Bustan Palace Hotel) Oman35
LIFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OTHERS 36 Oman
1 2 3 Al-Bahjah Center Muscat City Center 10 / 2 3 3 1 2 RO 2LDK 200 400 11 2,000 3LDK 300 550 15 4,000 4LDK 6LDK 900 2,000 25 2,000 56 Oman37
Statistical Year Book, September 2004 Ministry of National Economy OMAN 2004-2005 Ministry of Information OMAN Years of Achievements Ministry of Information Annual Report 2004 Central Bank of Oman Annual Repot 2004 Petroleum Development Oman Oman Omani Center for Investment Promotion & Export Development A Guide to the Industrial Estates Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Basic Indicators of Oman's Economy Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Oil and Gas Book 2002 Trifoil SAOC The Guide to Industry 1999-2000 APEX Publishing Doing Business in Oman Ernst & Young Tourist Horizons AL WATAN April 2004 Ministry of Information http://www.omanet.om Ministry of National Economy http://www.moneoman.gov.om Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water http://www.mhew.gov.om Ministry of Tourism http://www.omantourism.gov.om Central Bank of Oman http://www.cbo-oman.org Capital Market Authority http://www.cma-oman.com Muscat Securities Market http://www.msm.gov.om Omani Center for Investment Promotion & Export Development http://www.ociped.com Petroleum Development Oman http://www.pdo.co.om Oman LNG http://www.omanlng.com Oman Telecommunications Company http://www.omantel.net.om Public Establishment for Industrial Estates http://www.peie.com Sohar Port http://www.portofsohar.com Port Sultan Qaboos http://www.pscoman.com Salalah Port Services http://www.salalahport.com http://www.oman.emb-japan.go.jp http://www.geocities.jp/omanhoshuko JICA http://www.jica.go.jp 17 10 JCCME 102-0073114-176 TEL 03-3237-6721 FAX 03-3237-8018