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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, details the appealing opportunities of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's development and government efforts.

Diversification is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. The overall Global EDI is composed of tracking.

For non-diversified nations, when price of the commodity falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government profits, public spending, present account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including major product exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (including 3 digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI scores over the years.

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Although structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (suggesting the strength of diversification)., together with four upper-middle income (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 efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered sped up diversity plans of many oil-exporting countries. published a constant enhancement due to a mix of decreased dependence on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though specific country-specific efficiency has varied gradually). 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 rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's rating worsened compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an improvement 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 region (with variance most 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 2 together accounting for over 40% of the overall). Consisting of, there has 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 greater 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 throughout the duration. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

shows a substantial 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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the rise in medium & high-tech production information).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the initial (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 need (supported by a strong project pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African nations 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 five years pre- and post-pandemic ).

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

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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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the rise in medium & modern production data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and final (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 task pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

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