. The business partners of Saud Bahwan Group Toyota, IT Groups, Daewhotsu, KIA, Hurt's Rent A Car; Trading partners of Zubair Automats, Mitsubishi and Chlorine brands, Dodge etc are well known. There are a number of major companies operating from Muscat, like Suhail Bahwan Group. From the second century BCE, they traded with Greece and even today, trading is the backbone of Muscat's economy. With the discovery of oil in Oman, the Muscat city began to see new economic horizons. Like Riyadh,the population of Muscat is rather young.
Muscat is the largest city in Oman. Many of the palaces of the city still sell goods unique to Oman and traditional Omani handicrafts. Their corporate venture with Toshiba, Subaru, SAIKO, Hewlett Packard, General Motors and Arch Ceramics. Dates, pearls, pearls, fish, handicrafts, and perfumes are some of the traditional export of Muscat.