Why Middle East Becoming Primary Industrial Hub?

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, describes the attractive opportunities of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's growth and government initiatives.

Diversification is achieve a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and techniques exist. The total International EDI is made up of tracking.

For non-diversified nations, when price of the commodity falls, there is a substantial decline in federal government earnings, public costs, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including major commodity exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, across 25 indicators (consisting of three digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings over the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (suggesting the strength of diversity)., alongside four upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Among the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversity strategies of numerous oil-exporting countries. posted a consistent enhancement due to a mix of lowered dependence on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though private country-specific performance has varied in 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 mean score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the top ranked, while Mongolia's score worsened compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of 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 region (with variation likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in 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 overall). 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 ).

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and ranked greater than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the period. The trapped or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

reveals a significant increase in average EDI scores 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 outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by current 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 diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (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 execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is in the best interests of product reliant countries 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 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 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 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks during the duration. The trapped or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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reveals a significant increase in typical EDI scores 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 contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the surge in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference 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 job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it remains in the very best interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.