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Top Global Investment Opportunities within the GCC Economy

Published Aug 19, 26
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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, lays out the attractive chances of purchasing GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's development and federal government initiatives.

Diversity is accomplish a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. The overall Worldwide EDI is made up of tracking.

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

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in scores (suggesting the strength of diversity)., along with four 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 stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversification strategies of many oil-exporting nations. posted a constant improvement due to a mix 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 scores (though individual country-specific efficiency 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 average rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

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

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for over 40% of the overall). Consisting of, 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 ).

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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 throughout the period. The trapped or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.

shows a considerable boost 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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the surge in medium & modern production information).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., despite 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 application) and strong services sector efficiency.

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

Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing 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 ).

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 during the period. 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 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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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