The Central Bank of Oman, the nation’s central bank, is responsible for promoting and maintaining monetary and financial stability in the Sultanate of Oman, as well as for fostering a sound and progressive banking and financial system in the country conducive to its sustained economic growth. Monetary stability means stable prices and confidence in the currency. Financial stability entails detecting and reducing threats to the financial system as a whole.

​CBO is also the single integrated regulator of the banking and financial services sector in the country.
​In order to achieve the above purposes, CBO performs various functions as follows, as mandated by  Banking Laws 1974 and its subsequent amendments.

​-​Formulates and administers monetary policy to achieve a variety of goals including stable prices, growth and employment.

​-​Licenses, regulates and supervises commercial banks,  specialized banks, financial and leasing companies and money exchange companies.

​-​It acts as a banker to the Government – It provides a full range of banking services for the Government, such as acceptance of deposits from the Government, lending to the Government to help finance the fiscal deficits, running the Government bank account acting as its fiscal agent, public debt management, exchange control, and management of foreign exchange reserves of the country.

​-​​It acts as a banker to the Banks – holds deposits from the banks operating in the Sultanate of Oman, lends them funds for short periods, and   provides them a variety of other services including payment system, settlement, and clearing facilities.

​-​Issues national currency and manages the liquidity in the banking system.

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Central Bank of Oman

Central Bank of Oman's headquarters in Ruwi, Oman

Tahir bin Salim Al-Amri

Ahmed al Zadjali

Fatma al Lawati

Muhanna Alnabhani

Manal al Nadabi

Sulaiman al Harthy Msc

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Iman al Housni

Manal al Nadabi

Abdulaziz Altalib

Fatma al Lawati

Sulaiman al Harthy Msc

Mazin Shahwarzi

Venkata Narayana Gutta

Salim al Farsi

Abdullaziz Alrahbi

Karim al-Habsi

Ahmed Albusaidi

Naeem Moolla - Master

Mohammed Al_zadjali

Ahmed al Lawati

Ahmed al-Barwani

Atka al-Mullahi

Baqir al-Muqadasi

Ali Salim

Nada A B.

Ali al Jabri

Salim al-Salmi

Salim al Riyami

Ismail al Rahbi

Shamsa al Marhoobi

Rabih Nehme

Ibtisam Omar

Amal al Harthy

Safiya al Balushi

Muhanna Alnabhani

Mohammed al Balushi

Jihad al Wahshi

Hajar Qamber Awadh al Ajmi

Ghalia al-Kulaibi

Ali Baqir al Lawati

Nooriya al Bulushi

Sabri Rasadi

Abdullah al Harthi

Nada al Musawi

Haitham al-Battashi

Khalid al Abri

Ahmed al Zadjali

Maryam al Balushi

Mohamed al Faris

Aziz Alkiyumi

Jaifar al Raisi

Abdulraheem al Zadjali

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