OK, I'll be the first to state what everyone is thinking: Q2?! Right! They'll be lucky to get this done by year's end. If they do it more quickly, I would LOVE to hear how and why the govt bucked the "culture" that keeps everything from moving beyond a snail's pace.

OK, I'm in a lousey mood. I apologize for taking it out on my fellow BORED members. My bad.

That being said, it is a good thing for Oman to have access to foreign credit ... as long as they keep it to a minimum to avoid the fiscal mess that most of Europe and all of the USA (states and national govts) have gotten into.