Cost-to-income ratio of banking sector in Oman H1 2021, by bank
In the first half of 2021, HSBC Bank had the highest cost-to-income ratio (CIR) in Oman at 80.6 percent. The CIR evaluates the profitability of a bank. A lower CIR reflects more profitability, whereas a higher CIR indicates that the operating expenses of a bank are too high.