## Oman: Central Bank Transparency Code Review

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 10, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 10, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229011303.002

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### Overview and purpose
- Focus: Central Bank Transparency Code Review for the Central Bank of Oman (CBO).
- Context: Builds on the Omani Vision 2040.
- Mission activity: The mission informally shared a draft Implementation Roadmap consisting of all findings and recommendations.

### Key findings
- The CBO has a strong focus on transparency, building on the Omani Vision 2040.
- The CBO has an internal governance transparency framework.
- The CBO has put in place a comprehensive transparency framework for its core monetary policy mandate.
- Areas identified for further emphasis:
  - Independence
  - Internal accountability
  - Risk management
- Disclosure gap noted: Improving disclosure of the CBO’s official relations would enhance its transparency framework.
- Public engagement: There appears to be broad appetite on the part of the general public for deeper engagement with the CBO.
- Importance of public engagement:
  - Maintain public trust and support for the CBO’s mandate and institutional status.
  - Ensure effectiveness of the CBO’s policies.

### Policy recommendations and next steps
- Place more emphasis on independence, internal accountability, and risk management within the CBO’s governance transparency framework.
- Improve disclosure of the CBO’s official relations to enhance overall transparency.
- Deepen public engagement to maintain trust and support, and to bolster policy effectiveness.
- Prepare a detailed Implementation Roadmap to assist authorities in following up on the mission’s findings; a draft Roadmap was informally shared by the mission.

### Publication and metadata (key statistics)
- Publication title: Oman: Central Bank Transparency Code Review
- Publication date: June 10, 2025
- Series: Country Report No. 2025/124
- Issue: 124
- Volume: 2025
- Pages: 90
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229011303.002
- Stock No: 1OMNEA2025003
- ISBN: 9798229011303
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Format noted on page: PDF available

*IMF Staff Country Reports — Oman: Central Bank Transparency Code Review*

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## Content in this bundle

- **Oman: Central Bank Transparency Code Review; IMF Country Report No. 25/124; April 29, 2025**
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