1. Aisha wants to have 25,000 R.O. in an investment account 4 years from now. The account will pay 3% interest annually. If she decides to save every month, starting one month from now, how much will she have to save each month to reach desired amount (2 marks).

2. Give one example of bond issuance (from government, company or bank) in Oman with its features and basic characteristics. (2 marks)

3. Analyze current credit rating of Oman and give your opinion about changes that were happening with countrys rating in the last 3 years. Compare credit rating of Oman with any other country (per your own convenience). (3 marks)

4. Choose any company that is listed on Muscat Securities Market and find out characteristics of its stocks (number of stocks outstanding, current stock price and price trend in last two years, ownership structure). How much of the dividends were paid to shareholders in previous twoyears? Calculate following ratios for 2017: Dividends per share (DPS), Earnings per share (EPS), Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E). (3 marks)