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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, outlines the appealing chances of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.

Diversification is achieve a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. The general Worldwide EDI is composed of tracking.

For non-diversified nations, when cost of the product falls, there is a considerable decline in federal government earnings, public costs, current account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, across 25 signs (consisting of 3 digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI scores over the 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 local groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in ratings (implying the strength of diversity)., together with 4 upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (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 stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversification plans of many oil-exporting nations. posted a stable enhancement due to a combination of minimized reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though private country-specific performance has actually 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 areas, the median rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

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

Sub-Saharan African nations represent around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for over 40% of the total). 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 ).

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and ranked greater than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the duration. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

shows a significant boost in typical EDI ratings 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 agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the rise in medium & modern production data).

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Its diversity metrics have 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 efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it is in the very best interests of commodity reliant nations 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). 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 ).

and ranked greater than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks throughout the period. The caught or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation 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 period versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the rise in medium & modern production data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., regardless 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 an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it remains in the very best interests of commodity reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.