Global manufacturing production has stabilized following the economic disruptions caused by

Oman’s economy, like those of its neighbours in the Gulf region, is strongly dependent on hydrocarbon revenues and foreign labor. The manufacturing sector of Oman has a crucial role to play in the structural transformation of the oil-dependent economy towards a sustainable economy that is competitive in productive activities. Forward-looking government policy envisages that the non-oil industrial sector will be one of the main pillars for continued prosperity.