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

Diversification is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and techniques exist. The total Worldwide EDI is made up of tracking.

For non-diversified countries, when rate of the commodity falls, there is a considerable decline in federal government income, public spending, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant commodity exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, across 25 indications (including three digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores for many years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional scores favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in ratings (indicating the strength of diversity)., along with 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 performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversification plans of lots of oil-exporting countries. published a steady enhancement due to a combination of reduced reliance on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive scores (though individual country-specific performance has differed 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. Throughout all areas, the average rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's score got worse compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement among 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 area (with variance likely driven by the dichotomy within the region in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for 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 ).

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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 increased 17 ranks throughout the duration. The caught or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

reveals a significant 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the surge in medium & modern production data).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral periods., in spite of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong task pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of product reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing 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 ).

and ranked higher than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the period. 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 substantial boost in average 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 arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral 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 project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it is in the finest interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.