Dip in expat remittances from Oman

There has been a significant drop in expat numbers in the Sultanate leading to a dip in remittances sent home in 2018.
The latest Monthly Statistical Bulletin shows that as of October 2018, there had been a 3.8 per cent drop in the number of Indian expats standing at 664,227
A 4.4 per cent drop in Bangladeshi expats (663,618), a 6.9 per cent decrease in Pakistani workers (219,901), and an 8.4 per cent reduction in Tanzanian workers (13,775).
In addition, most of the expats who left had previously held white-collar jobs.
Incomes from these sections of the workforce would have amounted to a significant portion of expat remittances sent home, according to experts.