Oman to muddle through in 2015-16 but fiscal squeeze looming

Oman is one of the few Gulf States that isn’t well placed to weather a period of low oil prices and, as a result, a fiscal squeeze will be needed. The authorities may be able to muddle through over the next couple of years by drawing down savings, but beyond that a period of much weaker growth lies ahead.

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