CASE STUDIES OF BANKING INDUSTRY REGULATORY REFORM, TRANSFORMATION AND MERGERS IN OMAN

Abstract

This research examines the banking industry in relation to Regulatory Reform, Transformation and Mergers in the Sultanate of Oman, and how these important aspects of bank management considerations influence efficient banking systems and contribute to country and economic development. The literature review encompasses Oman, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other countries. A Theoretical Framework was established and research questions formed that examine existing theory and also raise opportunities to complete phenomena-based case studies that address areas of bank management in Oman that have not been previously investigated. The study uses qualitative methods by a process of semi structured interviews with senior bankers and business operators in Oman. The author's twenty-year experience in the Omani banking industry contributed to the theoretical inquiry and the findings of this research address gaps in the current literature and will be useful to regulators, bank management, businesses and educators.