Building Resilient Investment Structures with GCC Assets

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). 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 ).

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 increased 17 ranks during 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 significant increase in typical EDI ratings 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 arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation 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 task pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.