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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, lays out the appealing opportunities of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.

Diversity is accomplish a balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. The general International EDI is composed of tracking.

For non-diversified nations, when cost of the product falls, there is a significant decline in government revenue, public spending, existing account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, across 25 indications (consisting of three digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI ratings over the years.

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC affected MENA's regional ratings favorably, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (implying the strength of diversification)., along with four 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. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversification strategies of lots of oil-exporting countries. posted a steady improvement due to a mix of decreased dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though specific country-specific performance 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 mean score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score got worse compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement among the leading countries. 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 variation likely driven by the dichotomy within the area between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two 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 5 years pre- and post-pandemic ).

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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 rose 17 ranks throughout the duration. The trapped or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

shows a considerable increase in typical EDI ratings 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 outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & high-tech production data).

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., regardless of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong project pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

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

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). Consisting of, 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 rose 17 ranks during the period. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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reveals a considerable boost in average EDI ratings 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 outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the rise in medium & modern manufacturing data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement 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 need (supported by a strong task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the finest interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.