Future Middle East Investment Shifts for 2026 World Markets

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, outlines the attractive opportunities of purchasing GCC Facilities, driven by the area's development and government initiatives.

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

For non-diversified nations, when rate of the product falls, there is a substantial decrease in government revenue, public spending, bank account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (consisting of three digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI ratings over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (suggesting 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).

Amongst the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered sped up diversity plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. posted a constant improvement due to a combination of reduced reliance on fuel exports, lowered 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 performance has differed with 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. Across all areas, the mean score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score got worse compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement amongst the leading nations. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least irregularity is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA area (with difference most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

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 actually 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 increased 17 ranks throughout the period. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

reveals 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 preliminary period versus 2020-24). with UAE outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the rise in medium & high-tech production data).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation 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 efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined 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 countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing 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 ).

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 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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shows a substantial 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 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 offered the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral 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 project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and income collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by magnifying, it remains in the finest interests of commodity dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.