The real exchange rate of the Omani Rial rose by 4.1 percent to 103.5 points as at the end of June 2018, compared to 102.1 points in the same period in 2017, which indicates a rise in the purchasing power of the Omani Rial.

According to preliminary data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), local liquidity rose at the end of last June 2018 by 3 percent, recording RO 16,618.6 million, compared to 16,130.7 million in the same period of 2017.