Oman bank changes see critic depart


Issue 1044 - 22 Sep 2017 | 1 minute read

Recent changes at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) have left locals questioning whether room for public debate on economic matters may be narrowing in the sultanate. Along with long-standing executive president Hamud Sangur Al-Zadjali’s departure, there was a wider reshuffle of CBO’s board of governors. Among those to depart was non-executive director Dr Hatim Al-Shanfari an, at times, notable critic of the government’s economic policy.

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