Hiring expats in Oman in 2019 easier than ever before

Muscat: The process to legally hire foreign employees became easier in Oman in 2019 compared to 2018, according to the Global Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum.

According to the report, Oman was given a score of 4.0 out of 7 in “Ease of Hiring Foreign Labour”, giving the Sultanate an overall score of 49.9 and placing Oman in the 83 position in countries on the list in terms of hiring foreign workers.

Oman got score of 3.9 in 2018 in the same report, and a cumulative score of 47.9, wherein it was placed 90th worldwide.

Among all the countries listed in the world, Albania has highlighted as the nation where it was the easiest to hire foreign labour.