Badr Al-Shuaibi
Sector Correspondent
Fiscal systems and capital allocation correspondent
Badr Al-Shuaibi focuses on budget discipline, financing systems, and the operating mechanics of capital allocation. His work centers on whether money is being moved into the right programs at the right speed.
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Business Signal
A'Dhahirah's Dry Port Finally Has Builders. The Overland Trade Won't Wait.
OPAZ signed RO 73.9 million in construction contracts for a dry port and commercial complex at the A'Dhahirah economic zone on May 21, just as overland trade through the adjacent Saudi border crossing nearly tripled in a single month.
Capital & Benchmark Watch
Oman's Grid Is Getting Funded. Its Hydrogen Projects Are Still Waiting for FIDs.
A RO 8.8 billion regulated utility investment plan and 35 active transmission projects show a grid that is genuinely moving. But seven green hydrogen projects hold $49 billion in award-level commitments without a single final investment decision, and two early awards have already been cancelled.
Sector Brief
Nine Percent Renewable, No Hydrogen FID Yet: Where Oman's Energy Stack Actually Stands
Oman's grid hit 9.46 percent renewable share in 2025 and transmission investment is accelerating, but no large-scale hydrogen project has reached a Final Investment Decision, and the path to 2030 targets requires a build rate the country has not yet demonstrated.
Recognition Watch
Oman Jumped 19 Places in Economic Freedom. Here Is What March's Benchmarks Actually Measured.
March 2026 produced a 19-place jump in the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom, an S&P investment-grade affirmation, and an eight-place Skytrax airport slide. What these benchmarks actually measured, and what they missed.