Optimizing Investment Pipelines for Next-Gen Gulf Economy

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, outlines the attractive chances of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's growth and government initiatives.

Diversity is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and techniques exist. The general International EDI is made up of tracking.

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government earnings, public costs, current account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including significant commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (consisting of three digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI ratings over the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC affected MENA's regional ratings favorably, 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 4 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. countries ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversification plans of many oil-exporting countries. published a stable improvement due to a combination of lowered dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though individual country-specific performance has varied 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 median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score worsened compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement among the top nations. 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 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 2 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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

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 exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern production data).

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Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral 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 efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and revenue collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of product 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 2 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 higher 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 even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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shows a substantial boost 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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing 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 growth 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 earnings, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.