RIYADH: Oman issued 10 million Omani rials ($26 million) in government Treasury bills, including 4 million rials allocated to a 91-day maturity period, with an average yield of 3.85 percent.
The average accepted price stood at 99.050 rials per 100 rials, matching the minimum accepted price, while the average discount rate reached 3.81 percent, the Oman News Agency reported.
The sultanate also issued 6 million rials in 182-day Treasury bills at an average accepted price of 98.073 rials per 100 rials and an average yield of 3.94 percent.
Treasury bills are short-term, low-risk financial instruments issued by the Ministry of Finance that allow licensed commercial banks to invest excess liquidity. The Central Bank of Oman manages the issuances and supports liquidity through discounting and repurchase facilities.
The latest issuance comes as Oman continues to strengthen its fiscal and investment profile amid improving liquidity conditions and stronger sovereign returns.
“It may be noted that the interest rate on the repo operations with CBO is 4.25 percent while the discount rate on the Treasury bills discounting facility with CBO is 4.75 percent,” ONA reported.
Earlier this year, Oman Investment Authority reported profits of $7.8 billion for 2025, driven by gains in public markets and restructuring across state-owned companies. The sovereign wealth fund said it generated a 14.6 percent return on investment during the year, ranking third globally among sovereign wealth funds and first in public market returns, citing SWF Global data.
Treasury bills also play a key role in developing Oman’s domestic money market by establishing a benchmark yield curve for short-term interest rates. The government may additionally use the instruments to finance recurring expenditures when required.
In March, S&P Global Ratings affirmed Oman’s “BBB-” long-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings with a stable outlook, citing the country’s improving fiscal position despite geopolitical risks in the Middle East.
