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Creating Sustainable Financial Structures with GCC Securities

Published Aug 14, 26
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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, details the appealing opportunities of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's development and federal government efforts.

Diversification is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. The overall International EDI is composed of tracking.

For non-diversified countries, when price of the commodity falls, there is a significant decline in government profits, public costs, existing account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including major product exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, across 25 signs (including 3 digital indications). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI ratings for many years.

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Although structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's regional ratings favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (implying the strength of diversification)., along with 4 upper-middle earnings (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (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 stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversity plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. published a stable improvement due to a combination of lowered reliance on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though individual country-specific efficiency has varied 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 average score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement amongst the leading countries. 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 variance 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 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 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 during 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 substantial 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 period versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth 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 earnings, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it remains in the finest interests of commodity reliant nations 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 accounting for over 40% of the overall). 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 ).

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 worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

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shows a substantial increase in typical EDI ratings 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 arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the initial (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 demand (supported by a strong task pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.

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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it is in the finest interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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