Oman is one of the most vulnerable economies in the Gulf to a period of ultra-low oil prices but we think that financial support from its neighbours will avert the need to abandon the dollar peg. Even so, the government is ramping up fiscal austerity more quickly than it did in 2014-16. Once restrictions related to the coronavirus are lifted, the economic recovery will be weak.
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