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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 development and government initiatives.

Diversity is achieve a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. The overall International EDI is composed of tracking.

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

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings positively, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in scores (indicating the strength of diversification)., alongside 4 upper-middle earnings (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (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 stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered sped up diversification strategies of lots of oil-exporting countries. posted a steady improvement due to a combination of reduced dependence on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (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. Across all regions, the typical score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in The United States and Canada.

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

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

reveals a substantial boost 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 exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production data).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (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 need (supported by a strong job pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it remains in the best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together representing 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 ).

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 rose 17 ranks during the duration. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.

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reveals a substantial boost in average EDI scores 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 current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation 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 task pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the very best interests of commodity reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.