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Advantages of Scaling Industrial Ventures across GCC

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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, lays out the appealing opportunities of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.

Diversity is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. However there were and The, by developing an index without any qualitative/perceptions indicators. The general Global EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and potentially score a higher rating on the EDI.

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For non-diversified nations, when rate of the product falls, there is a considerable decline in government income, public costs, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including major product exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 signs (including 3 digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI ratings over the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local scores favorably, it still lags five other local groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (implying the strength of diversification)., along with 4 upper-middle earnings (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 performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversification strategies of lots of oil-exporting nations. posted a consistent enhancement due to a combination of decreased dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest ratings (though private country-specific performance has actually 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. Across all areas, the mean rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score aggravated 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 most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

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 total). Consisting of, there has 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 higher than others; UAE is up more than 45 locations in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 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 improvement has stalled.

shows a considerable 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 outshining 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 & high-tech production data).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement 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 demand (supported by a strong project pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is in the finest interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for 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 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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the period. The caught or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.

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reveals 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the surge in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (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 demand (supported by a strong task pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it is in the finest interests of commodity dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.