UK and Oman deepen trade, security and clean-tech ties

The United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Oman have announced a broader upgraded partnership following Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s State Visit to the UK on 20-22 October 2026.

• The joint statement sets priorities across security, defence, trade, investment, green industries, advanced technologies, and climate action, and says the two sides will monitor progress through existing bilateral fora.
• Economic measures include support for the forthcoming UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement, a new Sovereign Partnership for Cooperation and Promotion of Investment, and strengthened cooperation on green growth, decarbonisation, AI, data centers, critical minerals, and space.
• The statement also says UK Export Finance increased its country limit for Oman by £1.6 billion, taking capacity to up to £7 billion for UK exports to Oman, and that Net Zero Industry Wales and the Oman Net Zero Center will launch a partnership.
• Separate education and soft-power initiatives include the reopening of the Chevening Scholarship after 2021, a British Council pilot on AI-assisted education in Omani schools, and new Oman Net Zero Center-Cardiff University scholarships.