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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, outlines the appealing opportunities of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's growth and federal government efforts.

Diversity is achieve a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and methods exist. There were and The, by developing an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The overall Global EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource leas and potentially score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when price of the commodity falls, there is a substantial decline in government income, public costs, present account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant commodity exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (including 3 digital signs). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI scores over the years.

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Although structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags five other local groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (implying the strength of diversity)., 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).

Amongst the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversity plans of lots of oil-exporting countries. published a steady improvement due to a mix of decreased dependence on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though individual country-specific efficiency has actually differed in 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. Across all areas, the mean rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

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

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for over 40% of the overall). 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 ).

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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 duration. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

shows a considerable boost 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the surge in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference periods., regardless 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 task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of commodity reliant nations 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). Including, there has been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the five years pre- and post-pandemic ).

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

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reveals a significant increase in typical 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 outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern production data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference periods., regardless 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 job pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.

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