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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, details the attractive opportunities of purchasing GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's development and federal government initiatives.

Diversity is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and methods exist. The general Global EDI is made up of tracking.

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the product falls, there is a significant decline in federal government earnings, public costs, bank account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (including major product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, across 25 indications (including 3 digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores throughout the years.

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's regional ratings positively, it still lags five other local groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in scores (indicating the strength of diversity)., 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).

Amongst the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversity strategies of lots of oil-exporting countries. posted a steady improvement due to a combination of reduced reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive ratings (though private country-specific performance has differed 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 mean rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score intensified compared to 2000)., but 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 irregularity is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA region (with difference most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area 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 two 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 5 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 rose 17 ranks during the duration. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

reveals a substantial 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 period 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 given the rise in medium & high-tech production information).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by intensifying, it is in the very best interests of product dependent nations 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 two together representing over 40% of the overall). 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 ).

and ranked higher 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 nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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reveals a substantial 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 current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the surge in medium & high-tech production data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation 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 execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it remains in the best interests of commodity reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.