Editing Muscat (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Land Rover and Extreme Sailing Series™ enjoy thrill of Stadium Racing in Muscat (13346080234).jpg|thumb|Offshore Sailing in Muscat]]

Muscat's economy, like that of Oman, is dominated by trade. The more traditional exports of the city included [[Date (fruit)|dates]], [[mother of pearl]], and fish. Many of the [[souk]]s of Muttrah sell these items and traditional [[Omani]] artefacts. [[Petroleum Development Oman]] has been central to Muscat's economy since at least 1962 and is the country's second largest employer, after the government. Its major shareholders include [[Shell plc|Shell]], Total, and Partex and its production is estimated to be about {{convert|720000|oilbbl/d|m3/d}}. Muscat also has major trading companies such as the Suhail Bahwan Group, which is a trading partner for corporations such as [[Toshiba]], [[Subaru]], [[Seiko]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[RAK Ceramics]]; Saud Bahwan Group whose trading partners are [[Toyota]], [[Daihatsu]], KIA and [[Hertz Rent-a-Car]]; Zubair Automotive whose trading partners include [[Mitsubishi]], and [[Chrysler]] brands such as Dodge; and [[Moosa AbdulRahman Hassan]] which operates as one of the oldest automotive agencies in the entire region having been established in 1927.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} The private Health Care sector of Muscat, Oman has numerous hospitals and clinics.

The [[Muscat Securities Market]] is the principal stock exchange of Oman. It is located in Central Business District of Muscat and it was established in 1988, and has since distinguished itself as a pioneer among its regional peers in terms of transparency and disclosure regulations and requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) – Arab Federation of Capital Markets |url=https://arab-exchanges.org/member/muscat-securities-market-msm/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913195907/https://arab-exchanges.org/member/muscat-securities-market-msm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Ruwi quarter in Mascat, Oman.jpg|thumb|Ruwi, the main business district of Muscat]]
Mina'a Sultan Qaboos, Muscat's main trading port, is a trading hub between the [[Persian Gulf]], the [[Indian subcontinent]] and the Far East with an annual volume of about 1.6 million tons. However, the emergence of the [[Jebel Ali Free Zone]] in neighboring [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]], has made that port the premier maritime trading port of the region with about 44 million tons traded in cargo annually. Many infrastructural facilities are owned and operated by the government of Oman. [[Omantel]] is the major telecommunications organization in Oman and provides local, long-distance and international dialing facilities and operates as the country's only [[Internet Service Provider|ISP]]. Recent liberalization of the mobile telephone market has seen the establishment of a second provider, [[Ooredoo]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Muscat is home to multibillion-dollar conglomerate CK Industries with their headquarters located in [[Ruwi]].<ref name="amtek.ae">{{cite web |url=http://amtek.ae/about.html |title=Amtek |publisher=Amtek.ae |access-date=2014-02-18 |archive-date=2013-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113205259/http://www.amtek.ae/about.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ajman]] based Amtek Industries also have a couple of offices around the city.<ref name="amtek.ae" /> It is also home to Galfar Engineering,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://galfar.com/contact |title=Contact |publisher=Galfar.com |access-date=2014-02-18 |archive-date=2014-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207064055/http://galfar.com/contact |url-status=dead }}</ref> headed by P. Mohammed Ali.

The airline [[Oman Air]] has its head office on the grounds of [[Muscat International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omanair.com/wy/about-us/global-offices |title=Contact Us |publisher=Omanair.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120074026/http://www.omanair.com/wy/about-us/global-offices |archive-date=2012-11-20 }}</ref>