Many of the palaces of the city still sell goods unique to Oman and traditional Omani handicrafts. The city located iin the governorate named Muscat, is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. Like Riyadh,the population of Muscat is rather young. Since 1962 Muscat has been home to The Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) who is now the second largest employer in the country. From the second century BCE, they traded with Greece and even today, trading is the backbone of Muscat's economy.
Muscat is the largest city in Oman. 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. 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. There are a number of major companies operating from Muscat, like Suhail Bahwan Group.
