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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, lays out the attractive opportunities of purchasing GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's growth and federal government efforts.

Diversification is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. The overall Worldwide EDI is composed of tracking.

For non-diversified countries, when price of the product falls, there is a significant decline in government income, public costs, bank account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not restricted to simply oil) over the, across 25 indications (consisting of 3 digital indications). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI ratings over the years.

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Although structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's regional scores favorably, it still lags five other local groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (implying the strength of diversification)., together with 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. countries ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided sped up diversity plans of lots of oil-exporting countries. posted a constant enhancement due to a mix of lowered reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though individual country-specific efficiency has 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 regions, the typical rating 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 score got worse compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement amongst the leading nations. 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 region in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations 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 total). 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 higher than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the period. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

reveals a considerable 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 period versus 2020-24). with UAE outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement 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 demand (supported by a strong task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the finest interests of commodity reliant 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 total). Consisting of, 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 ).

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

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shows 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 period 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 (partly provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.