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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, describes the attractive chances of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's development and government initiatives.

Diversity is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversity visions and techniques exist. But there were and The, by producing an index without any qualitative/perceptions signs. The overall Worldwide EDI is made up of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource rents and potentially score a higher score on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when price of the commodity falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government revenue, public costs, current account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major commodity exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, throughout 25 signs (including three digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings over the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional scores favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (indicating 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. nations ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversity strategies of numerous oil-exporting nations. posted a consistent improvement due to a mix of lowered dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though specific country-specific performance has actually differed over 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 average rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was amongst 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 amongst 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 region (with variance 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 total, 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 five years pre- and post-pandemic ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

and ranked greater than others; UAE is up more than 45 locations in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 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.

shows a considerable increase in typical EDI ratings from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary period 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 (partially provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement in 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 job pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the very best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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 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 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 countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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shows a substantial boost in average EDI ratings from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary 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 (partially given the surge in medium & modern production information).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (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 need (supported by a strong project 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 revenue collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.