Will GCC Industrial Growth Outpace Global Averages?

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

Diversification is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. But there were and The, by producing an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The total Global EDI is composed of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and possibly score a higher score on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when rate of the commodity falls, there is a significant decrease in government earnings, public costs, present account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (including significant commodity exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including three digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI ratings over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's regional scores positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (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 stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered accelerated diversification strategies of numerous oil-exporting countries. posted a constant enhancement due to a mix of minimized dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest scores (though private country-specific performance has varied over 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 areas, the typical rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the top ranked, while Mongolia's score got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement among the leading countries. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least variability is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA area (with variance most 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 2 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 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 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.

reveals a considerable 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 duration versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially given the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation periods., in spite of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by intensifying, it is in the finest interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together representing over 40% of the total). Including, 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 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the period. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

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shows a significant boost 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 recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the rise in medium & modern production data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation periods., in spite 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 a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it remains in the best interests of commodity reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.