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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, describes the appealing chances of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's growth and federal government efforts.

Diversification is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. However there were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The total Global EDI is composed of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource leas and possibly score a higher score on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when rate of the product falls, there is a considerable decline in government profits, public spending, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not restricted to simply oil) over the, across 25 indications (consisting of three digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores throughout the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local scores favorably, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (indicating the strength of diversification)., 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).

Among the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversification plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. posted a consistent improvement due to a mix of lowered dependence on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive ratings (though private 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. Across all regions, the typical rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

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 instead of an improvement 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 difference 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 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 ).

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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 duration. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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 initial period versus 2020-24). with UAE outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing data).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it is in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries 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). 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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the period. The caught or even worse off countries 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the rise in medium & modern production data).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the finest interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.