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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, lays out the appealing opportunities of investing in GCC Facilities, driven by the region's growth and federal government initiatives.

Diversity is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. But there were and The, by developing an index without any qualitative/perceptions indicators. The general Worldwide EDI is composed of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource leas and potentially score a higher score on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when rate of the product falls, there is a considerable decrease in government revenue, public costs, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (consisting of three digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI ratings throughout the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (indicating the strength of diversity)., alongside four upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (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 stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversification plans of many oil-exporting countries. posted a steady enhancement due to a combination of reduced dependence on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though individual country-specific efficiency has actually varied 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. Throughout all areas, the mean score 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 score got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement amongst 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 variation likely driven by the dichotomy within the area between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

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 ).

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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 during the period. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

shows a significant increase in average 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the surge in medium & high-tech production data).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference periods., regardless of 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 application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the very best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the overall, 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 ).

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 rose 17 ranks during the duration. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

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reveals a significant boost in average 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 current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the surge in medium & state-of-the-art production data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation periods., in spite of 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 performance.

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