Strategies for Capital Diversification for 2026 Global Markets

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, outlines the attractive opportunities of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's development and federal government efforts.

Diversification is attain a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. There were and The, by developing an index with no qualitative/perceptions signs. The general International EDI is made up of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and possibly score a greater score on the EDI.

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

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC impacted MENA's regional scores favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (suggesting the strength of diversification)., 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).

Among the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversification strategies of lots of oil-exporting countries. published a stable improvement due to a combination of reduced 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 ratings (though individual 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 areas, the median rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's rating worsened compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement among the leading countries. 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 likely driven by the dichotomy within the area 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 2 together accounting for over 40% of the total). Including, 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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

shows a significant increase in average EDI scores 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 outperforming 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 & high-tech manufacturing data).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (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 job pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and revenue collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present 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.

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). 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 greater 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 duration. The trapped or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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reveals a significant 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 duration versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., regardless 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 execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the very best interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.