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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, describes the appealing opportunities of purchasing GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.

Diversification is accomplish a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. There were and The, by producing an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The total Global EDI is made up of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and potentially score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when cost of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in government profits, public costs, current account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including 3 digital indications). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI scores over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (suggesting the strength of diversification)., together with 4 upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Among the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversity plans of many oil-exporting nations. posted a constant enhancement due to a mix of minimized dependence on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive scores (though individual country-specific performance has 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 areas, the median rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement among the top countries. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least irregularity is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA region (with variation likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing over 40% of the total). Consisting of, there has actually been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the five 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 during the period. The caught or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.

shows a significant increase in average EDI ratings from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the initial duration versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & modern production data).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it remains in the finest interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing over 40% of the overall). Consisting of, 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 rose 17 ranks throughout the duration. The trapped or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

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reveals a significant boost 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 arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the very best interests of commodity reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.