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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, details the attractive chances of investing in GCC Facilities, driven by the region's growth and federal government efforts.

Diversity is accomplish a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. There were and The, by producing an index with no qualitative/perceptions indicators. The total Global EDI is composed of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource rents and possibly score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the commodity falls, there is a substantial decrease in federal government profits, public spending, present account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not restricted to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including 3 digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI scores for many years.

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Although structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (indicating the strength of diversification)., along with four upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Among the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversification strategies of many oil-exporting nations. posted a consistent enhancement due to a mix of minimized reliance on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive ratings (though private country-specific efficiency has actually 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 areas, the average score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the top ranked, while Mongolia's score intensified compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement among the top countries. 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 variance likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together representing 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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks during the period. The caught or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually 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 period versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern manufacturing information).

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Its diversification 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 job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African nations 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). 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 ).

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 rose 17 ranks during the period. The trapped 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 average EDI scores 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 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 production data).

Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong task pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

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