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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, describes the appealing opportunities 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 creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions indicators. The overall International EDI is composed of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and potentially score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when price of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government revenue, public spending, current account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant commodity exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (consisting of 3 digital signs). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC affected MENA's local scores favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (indicating the strength of diversification)., along with 4 upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Amongst the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversity plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. posted a constant improvement due to a mix of decreased dependence on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive ratings (though specific 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. Throughout all areas, the mean score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

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 among 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 variation most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

and ranked higher 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 throughout the duration. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

reveals a considerable 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 period versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & high-tech manufacturing data).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (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 project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it is in the best interests of commodity reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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

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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 period versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the rise in medium & modern manufacturing information).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., in spite of 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 efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is in the very best interests of commodity dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.