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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 federal government efforts.

Diversity is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. There were and The, by developing an index with no qualitative/perceptions indicators. The general Global EDI is composed of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and possibly score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the product falls, there is a considerable decline in government revenue, public spending, existing account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 signs (including three digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI scores throughout the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags five other local groups., with the top 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (implying the strength of diversification)., alongside 4 upper-middle income (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 stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversification strategies of numerous oil-exporting nations. posted a stable improvement due to a mix of minimized dependence on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest ratings (though private country-specific efficiency has actually 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 typical rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating intensified compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement amongst the top countries. 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 variation most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area 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 overall). 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 ).

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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 during the duration. The caught or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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 preliminary duration versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong task pipeline and application) 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 current geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it is in the finest interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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). Including, 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 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the duration. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

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reveals 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 preliminary 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 (partially given the rise in medium & modern manufacturing information).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and final (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 implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and income collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined by intensifying, it remains in the best interests of commodity reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.