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

Diversity is attain a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. However there were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions signs. The general Global EDI is composed of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and possibly score a higher rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when rate of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government revenue, public costs, present account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, across 25 indications (including three digital signs). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI scores 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 regional scores positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (implying the strength of diversity)., alongside 4 upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (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 out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversification plans of many oil-exporting nations. published a stable improvement due to a mix of lowered dependence on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest scores (though private country-specific performance has differed gradually). 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 score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement among 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 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 overall). 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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the period. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

reveals a significant boost 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 outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the surge in medium & state-of-the-art production data).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation 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 project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and income collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together accounting for over 40% of the overall). Consisting of, 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 greater than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 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 substantial 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 agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the rise in medium & high-tech production information).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the initial (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 project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and income collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the finest interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.