This article examines the recent reformation of the foreign investment regulatory environment that was introduced by the Foreign Capital Investment Law of Oman (Royal Decree No. 51/2019) and its Executive Regulation (Ministerial Decision No. 72/2020) with the aim of boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Oman. This examination focuses on the texts of the current Foreign Capital Investment Law and its Executive Regulation and analyses the provisions that, in the author’s view, will have a direct impact on the foreign investment sector in Oman. Furthermore, these provisions are contrasted with their counterparts in the former Foreign Capital Investment Law (Royal Decree No. 102/1994) to highlight their strengths and weaknesses. Based on this analysis, the article proposes a set of recommendations to address a number of issues with the current foreign investment regulatory framework with the aim of achieving regulatory clarity and enhancement concerning the framework’s scope of application.

本文考察了阿曼外国资本投资法（第 51/2019 号皇家法令）及其执行条例（第 72/2020 号部长决定）引入的外国投资监管环境的近期改革，旨在促进外国直接投资 ( FDI)) 在阿曼。本次审查重点是现行《外国资本投资法》及其《执行条例》的文本，并分析了笔者认为将对阿曼外国投资部门产生直接影响的条款。此外，这些规定与前《外国资本投资法》（第 102/1994 号皇家法令）中的对应条款进行了对比，以突出其优缺点。在此分析的基础上，本文提出了一系列建议，以解决当前外国投资监管框架的一些问题，旨在实现有关框架适用范围的监管清晰度和增强。