Financial Risk:
Critical
Score:
8/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
25/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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There are internal regulations and policies concerning asset disposal, but these policies and regulations are not published. The financial and procurement unit is responsible…
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No information is publicly available on asset disposals or the processes in place. Neither the Ministry of Defence general website nor does the secretary-general…
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The lack of transparency on asset disposal in the ministry across the board means no knowledge can be ascertained about the financial consequences of…
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Q25
0/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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There is no internal or external scrutiny mechanism for asset disposal. The process follows the flawed regulations and policies, and the final report is…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, because there is no body to scrutinise defence asset disposals. As there is no scrutiny mechanism,…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, because there is no body to scrutinise defence asset disposals. As there is no scrutiny mechanism,…
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Secret Budgets
Q26
0/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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There is no information about the military budget, as it is decided in the sultanic office. Additionally, the secret items and secret budgets are…
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Q27
0/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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The consultative body, the al-Shura has no authority to discuss any military and security issues. Therefore, information on secret spending is not available for…
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Q28
0/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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There are no audit reports available for the annual accounts of the security sector, including the military and intelligence services. There is also no…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there are no audit reports available for the annual accounts of the security sector, including the…
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Q29
17/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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There are no royal decrees or any legislation regarding off-budget military expenditure according to the Omani eGovernment portal (1). Equally, there is no information…
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Building upon sub-indicator 29A, no off-budget military expenditure is noted on the MoD, military, or Ministry of Finance websites (1), (2). The last announcement,…
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According to multiple sources, off-budget purchases happen occasionally, especially in times of regional conflicts such as in Yemen. The expenditures can range from logistics…
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According to multiple sources, there is no legal framework or policy that provides individuals, institutions or NGOs access to information on defence issues in…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There is no legal framework that manages the classification of defence data, which is…
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The public in Oman cannot have access to any military, defence or security data. It is not permitted and any individual who tries to…
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Q31
0/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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Q32
0/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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Q33
50/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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There is no specific legislation outlawing private enterprise under the umbrella of state and security operations (1). Royal Decrees 36/2008 and 120/2011, relate to…
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Businesses and enterprises can not operate in Oman without authorization from the relevant institutions and ministries (1). The government operates businesses according to the…
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Actual Military Spending
Q77
0/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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The government and the MoD do no release any reports on spending and expenditures on the military. It is considered confidential data and not…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable because no reports are released to thepublic on actual spending. Oman does not provide any information about…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as Oman does not provide information about its actual defence spending, and neither does the defence…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as Oman does not provide information about its actual defence spending, and neither does the defence…
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