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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, describes the appealing chances of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's development and federal government efforts.

Diversity is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. But there were and The, by creating an index without any qualitative/perceptions indicators. The overall International EDI is composed of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and possibly score a greater score on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when rate of the commodity falls, there is a significant decline in government income, public spending, bank account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, across 25 signs (including three digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI scores over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local scores positively, it still lags five other local groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (suggesting the strength of diversity)., together with 4 upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Among the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversification strategies of many oil-exporting nations. published a stable enhancement due to a combination of lowered reliance on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though private country-specific performance has actually varied with time). Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan have readings of 100+ as does the UAE while Algeria and Kuwait are on the other end of the spectrum. Throughout all regions, the median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating worsened compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an improvement among the leading nations. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least variability is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA region (with variance most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for over 40% of the overall). Including, there has actually been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the 5 years pre- and post-pandemic ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

and ranked higher than others; UAE is up more than 45 locations in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks throughout the period. The caught or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

reveals a considerable boost in typical EDI scores from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary period versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production data).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., in spite of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it remains in the best interests of product reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African nations represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together accounting for over 40% of the total). Including, there has been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the 5 years pre- and post-pandemic ).

and ranked greater than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks throughout the period. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

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reveals a substantial increase in average EDI ratings from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary duration versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the rise in medium & modern manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., in spite of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong project pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and revenue collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it is in the best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.