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Creating Resilient Investment Portfolios with GCC Assets

Published Aug 15, 26
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Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two 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 five years pre- and post-pandemic ).

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

reveals a considerable increase 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 provided the rise in medium & modern production data).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the initial (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 implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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