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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, details the appealing chances of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and federal government initiatives.

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

For non-diversified countries, when price of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in government income, public spending, current account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major commodity exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including 3 digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI ratings for many years.

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC affected MENA's regional ratings positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in scores (indicating the strength of diversification)., alongside four 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 efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversity plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. published a steady improvement due to a combination of minimized reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest scores (though individual country-specific efficiency 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. Across all regions, the mean score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest 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 rather than an improvement 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 variance most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations represent around one-third of the total, 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 five 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 during the period. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

shows a significant increase 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the surge in medium & modern manufacturing data).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral 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 efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the very best interests of product dependent 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 accounting for 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 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 period. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

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reveals a substantial 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & modern production data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation 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 job pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.