HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G has operated in the Sultanate since 1948. It provides a wide range of banking services for both corporate and individual customers. In recent years HSBC Oman has expanded to over 90 branches and in addition has a full-service trading operation, private banking operation, and a custodial service for the Muscat Securities Market. In Oman, the HSBC Group is represented by HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G. In June 2012, HSBC Bank Middle East´s Oman operations merged with Oman International Bank (OIB), an Omani bank with a rich heritage in the Sultanate which was a public listed joint stock company listed on Muscat Securities Market (MSM) and was renamed as HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G (HBON). HSBC has been present in Oman since 1948 and for two decades was the only bank operating in the country. In 1970, it assisted in the first issue of the Omani currency. Over the years, the bank has delivered a number of “firsts” for Oman, including the first to launch ATMs, provide international…