April to October, however, is hot and humid. Arabic is the official language of Oman, but English is widely spoken in the business and Government sectors. Islam is the main religion of the country. The working days are from Saturday to Thursday. Government offices and a few private companies are closed on Thursdays as well as Fridays.
Local time is four hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
The Sultanate has 18 commercial banks, including branches of major international banks such as Citibank, British Bank of the Middle East and Standard Chartered Bank. The Seeb International Airport near Muscat and Salalah Airport in the south are equipped with modern amenities and have flights to major destinations worldwide. The rial is available in denominations of 50,20,10,5 and 1 currency notes while baizas are issued in 100,200,250 and 500 baiza notes and 50,25,10 and 5 baiza coins. The code for all areas of the country is 968. A determined policy of privatisation A regulated stock exchange that helps garner liquidity available in the market for starting or expanding your business Sound economic policies implemented through clearly formulated five-year development plans Modern infrastructure with good roads, airport, ports, etc.