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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, details the attractive opportunities of purchasing GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's growth and government efforts.

Diversification is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. The overall International EDI is made up of tracking.

For non-diversified nations, when rate of the commodity falls, there is a significant decline in federal government revenue, public spending, current account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including major commodity exporters, not restricted to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including 3 digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings throughout the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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

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with oil exporters having the lowest ratings (though individual country-specific performance 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 median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score worsened compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement among 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 area (with difference 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 total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two 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 five years pre- and post-pandemic ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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 trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral periods., in spite 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 execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the very best interests of product dependent countries 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 two together representing 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 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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the duration. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.

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shows a considerable increase in average 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 recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the surge in medium & high-tech production data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation 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 job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is in the very best interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.