Insights
Practical articles on setting up and running a company in Oman, written from casework and drawn from The Oman Market Entry Handbook. Every figure dated and sourced, and every gap between the law and practice flagged.
The 123 activities foreign investors cannot own, the three decisions behind the list, the real estate trap, grandfathering when you buy a company, and a five-step check for your own activity.
Read the article →Consultants list seven entity types; for a foreign SME the real choice is between two. When an SPC beats an LLC, why the branch is gated on a government contract, and the 2025 signatory rule that broke a common structure.
Read the article →Royal Decree 38/2025 and its Executive Regulations of September 2026: the real tax terms for new entrants, why the thirty-year holiday is the old regime, and the mainland-access question that catches traders.
Read the article →The step that fails most often, and late. The document pack in the order banks want it, realistic timelines, the six reasons for refusal and the business plan that passes compliance.
Read the article →The one-Omani rule, how the ratio is really measured, the 2026 green and red permit fees, the closed-professions list and the visa mistake behind most rejections.
Read the article →Foreign ownership under FCIL 2020, choosing between an LLC and an SPC, mainland versus free zone, what capital you actually need, the registration sequence through Invest Easy, and the tax and Omanisation obligations that follow.
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