Guide to Gulf Stock Equity Success in 2026

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, describes the appealing opportunities of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's development and federal government initiatives.

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

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the product falls, there is a substantial decrease in government revenue, public costs, current account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (consisting of three digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings for many years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Even though structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (indicating 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, given sped up diversity strategies of numerous oil-exporting nations. posted a constant enhancement due to a mix of reduced reliance 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 scores (though specific country-specific performance has actually 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. Across all regions, the average score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the top ranked, while Mongolia's score intensified compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an improvement among 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 difference likely driven by the dichotomy within the region in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations represent around one-third of the overall, 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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

shows a substantial boost in average EDI scores 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 (partially provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production data).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (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 task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the overall, 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 ).

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 duration. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change 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 preliminary duration versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it remains in the finest interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.