Analyzing Middle East Stock Market Trends through 2026

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, describes the attractive opportunities of investing in GCC Facilities, driven by the area's growth and government initiatives.

Diversity is accomplish a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. There were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions signs. The total Worldwide EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and possibly score a greater score on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the commodity falls, there is a considerable decline in federal government profits, public spending, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including three digital indications). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI scores for many years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional scores favorably, it still lags five other local groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (implying the strength of diversity)., alongside 4 upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (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 stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided sped up diversity plans of many oil-exporting nations. posted a stable improvement due to a combination of lowered dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive ratings (though individual country-specific efficiency has varied 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. Throughout all regions, the median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among 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 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 area 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 two together representing over 40% of the total). 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 ).

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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks during the period. The trapped or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

reveals a considerable 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 duration versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the surge in medium & modern manufacturing information).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., in spite 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 task pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it is in the finest interests of product dependent 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 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 locations 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 countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

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reveals a considerable increase in average EDI ratings 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 exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).

Its diversification metrics have 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 need (supported by a strong project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.