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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, lays out the appealing opportunities of purchasing GCC Facilities, driven by the area's growth and government efforts.

Diversity is achieve a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. The overall International EDI is composed of tracking.

For non-diversified countries, when rate of the commodity falls, there is a considerable decrease in federal government profits, public costs, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major product exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (consisting of 3 digital indications). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores throughout the years.

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's regional ratings positively, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (implying the strength of diversity)., alongside 4 upper-middle earnings (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Amongst the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversification strategies of many oil-exporting countries. published a constant enhancement due to a mix of reduced dependence on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though private country-specific performance has actually varied 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 greatest 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 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 difference likely driven by the dichotomy within the region between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for 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). 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 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 trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

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 initial duration versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (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 task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains 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 total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together representing 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 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 trapped or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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shows 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 preliminary period versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the surge in medium & high-tech production data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation periods., despite 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 earnings, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it remains in the finest interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.