BankDhofar Financial Performance and Strategic Outlook
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Omani Banking Sector
Overview of the Omani Banking Sector
► The Omani Banking Sector comprises 20 licensed banks, of which:
16 conventional commercial banks: 7 locally incorporated and 9 branches of foreign banks
► 2 state-owned specialised banks: Oman Housing Bank and Oman Development Bank
► 2 full-fledged locally incorporated Islamic banks
➤ The Omani banking sector has been growing consistently in the past decade with banking assets
reaching over OMR 39 billion in August 2022.
► OMR 33 billion for conventional banks and OMR 6 billion for Islamic banks
Islamic banking sub-sector has been growing considerably in the past years
▸ The banking sector has limited reliance on foreign funding, mainly due to strong domestic deposit
base
Regulatory Framework set by The Central Bank of Oman ("CBO”)
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Several regulatory and supervisory initiatives have been implemented by the CBO to develop a
competitive and sound banking system
Imposing robust bank capitalization levels
▸ Implementation of Basel III regulation
► Introduction of a Prompt Corrective Action framework (the PCA) in 2005, which makes it
mandatory for banks to take corrective actions if their total capital adequacy ratio falls below
a certain level
Credit quality and provisioning - implementation of IFRS 9 as a more conservative accounting
standard for measuring and booking credit related provisions
Funding and liquidity - directing Omani banks towards a deposit-based funding and significant
liquidity buffers
▸ NSFR (minimum of 100%) and LCR (minimum of 100%): key reforms to maintain a stable
funding profile and a sound liquidity level
OMR billion
Assets, Deposits and Loans of Omani Banks
34
34
23
25
25
36
24
26
26
36
39
28
24
27
26
24
39
26
28
26
2018
2019
■Total Assets
2020
■Total Deposits
2021
Q3 2022
Total Loans
Source: CBO Monthly Statistical Bulletin August 2022
OMR billion
Islamic Banking Assets of Omani Banks
CAGR: 7.6%
6.3
5.9
5.2
4.9
4.4
2018
2019
2020
2021
Q3 2022
Source: CBO Monthly Statistical Bulletin August 2022
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