Optimizing Capital Strategies for 2026 GCC Economy

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, lays out the attractive chances of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's growth and government efforts.

Diversification is accomplish a well balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. But there were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions signs. The total Global EDI is composed of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and possibly score a greater score on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when price of the product falls, there is a considerable decrease in federal government profits, public spending, bank account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (consisting of 3 digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (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. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered sped up diversity plans of lots of oil-exporting countries. published a stable improvement due to a mix of lowered reliance on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest scores (though specific country-specific efficiency 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 average rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's score got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an improvement among the leading countries. 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 difference most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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

shows a significant boost in typical 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 (partially given the rise in medium & high-tech production data).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement in between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference 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 job pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it remains in the finest interests of product reliant countries 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 representing over 40% of the total). 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 trapped 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 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

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