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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, details the appealing opportunities of purchasing GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and government efforts.

Diversification is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversity visions and techniques exist. The overall International EDI is made up of tracking.

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For non-diversified countries, when cost of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government revenue, public spending, bank account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, across 25 indicators (including 3 digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores for many years.

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local scores positively, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (indicating 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).

Amongst the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversity strategies of numerous oil-exporting countries. published a constant enhancement due to a mix of decreased reliance on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest ratings (though private country-specific performance has differed over 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 regions, the mean rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score aggravated compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of 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 difference likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for 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 5 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 throughout the duration. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

reveals a considerable increase in typical 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 arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (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 an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries account for 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 been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the 5 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 rose 17 ranks during the duration. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

Will GCC Non-Oil Growth Exceed Western Averages?

reveals a significant increase in typical 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 exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the surge in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., regardless of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Safeguarding Prosperity: The Long-Term Vision of Regional Wealth Funds

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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