In a positive sign for Oman's economy, the government announced that's the Sultanate had witnessed a 53% drop in the state budget deficit in the first half of 2019. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-3…","video_id":"332b5940-4475-4223-8145-3ae1440e586c","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Top 10 countries in the world to visit"} According to Government Communication (GC) data, the budget deficit stood at 0.66 billion compared to 1.4 billion for the same period in 2018. In a statement online, the GC said: "The financial performance ...