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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, details the attractive chances of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and federal government efforts.

Diversity is attain a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and methods exist. There were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The general Worldwide EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and potentially score a greater score on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when rate of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in government income, public spending, existing account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (including major commodity exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, across 25 signs (including 3 digital signs). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI ratings 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 local scores positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (indicating the strength of diversity)., 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).

Among 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 numerous oil-exporting countries. published a consistent enhancement due to a combination of reduced reliance on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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

In 2024, the (China was amongst the top ranked, while Mongolia's score worsened compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement among the leading nations. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least irregularity is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA area (with variation 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 overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing 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 ).

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 duration. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.

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 initial duration versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming 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 & modern manufacturing data).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it remains in the best interests of product reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two 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 five years pre- and post-pandemic ).

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 duration. The trapped or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

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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 current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the surge in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (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 need (supported by a strong task pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.

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