5.2
Percent Increase in Domestic Liquidity in Oman by End of July 2025

Muscat,
7 Oct (ONA) — Preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics
and Information (NCSI) show that liquidity and lending indicators in the
Sultanate of Oman registered notable growth by the end of July 2025. Domestic
liquidity rose by 5.2 percent, reaching RO 25,450.6 million, compared to RO 24,202.8
million in the same period of 2024.

In
contrast, issued currency (cash in circulation) decreased by 6.1 percent,
recording RO 1,511.4 million by the end of July 2025, compared to RO 1,609.8
million during the same period last year.

Meanwhile,
narrow money (M1) increased by 10.2 percent, reaching RO 7,193.1 million,
compared to RO 6,525.9 million by the end of July 2024.

Regarding
credit, the total loans and financing extended by commercial banks and Islamic
windows amounted to RO 34,100.8 million, marking a growth of 8.9 percent compared
to RO 31,301.2 million in the same period last year.

Private
sector deposits also grew by 5.8 percent, reaching RO 21,890.1 million compared
to RO 20,693.2 million by the end of July 2024.

Pertaining
to interest rates, the average interest rate on total loans decreased by 1.4
percent, settling at 5.510 percent, compared to 5.590 percent.

Meanwhile,
net foreign assets at the end of July 2025 increased by 9.5 percent, recording RO
7,411.2 million, compared to RO 6,770.7 million during the same period last
year.

The
Real Effective Exchange Rate Index of the Omani Rial remained stable, unchanged
at 116.3 points by the end of July 2025.

—Ends/AG