Refining Investment Pipelines for the Next-Gen GCC Outlook

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, details the attractive opportunities of investing in GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and federal government initiatives.

Diversification is accomplish a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and techniques exist. The total Global EDI is composed of tracking.

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

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (suggesting 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. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversity strategies of many oil-exporting nations. posted a steady enhancement due to a mix of lowered reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though individual country-specific efficiency 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 typical score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's rating aggravated compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement amongst 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 region (with variance most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

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). 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 ).

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

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 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 (partly provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference 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 performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries 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 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 ).

and ranked greater 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 duration. The caught or even 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 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 period 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 (partially given the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference 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 project pipeline and application) 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 income collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.