10 March 2015
The Business Year has announced the appointment of Ligia Kleber as the Country Manger for its third project on Oman. TBY has initiated research in partnership with Ithraa for The Business Year: Oman 2016.

With a Bachelor's degree in Social Communication/Journalism and a Master's degree from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London, Ligia Kleber joined TBY in 2013 and has successfully directed projects in Mozambique and Nigeria.

In Oman, she will be responsible for overseeing the entire scope of the project, dealing with the most influential players of the Omani economy in both the private and public sectors. This year's focus is on the key drivers of Oman's diversification efforts as pressure comes from decreasing oil prices, a renewed emphasis on tourism, bank lending facilitating increased credit for new business operations, FDI opportunities, and the increased importance of Omani ports in regional and global trade.

Commenting on her new project, Kleber explained; "Oman has emerged as a hub for infrastructure development, given its strategic location. We are proud to document all the developments here for the third year from the leading figures' points of view."

The Business Year: Oman 2016 will feature interviews with key decision makers from both Oman's public and private sectors. Featuring chapters on diplomacy, economy, finance, energy, real estate and construction, transport, health and education, agriculture, and tourism, the issue will be the most comprehensive English-language publication on the economy of Oman to date. With a circulation of 97,700 printed copies, the publication will be distributed extensively both globally and domestically.

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