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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, details the attractive opportunities of purchasing GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.
Diversity is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. There were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The overall Global EDI is composed of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource leas and potentially score a higher rating on the EDI.
Economic Growth and Investment in the 2026 GCCFor non-diversified countries, when price of the product falls, there is a considerable decrease in federal government income, public costs, bank account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, across 25 indications (including three digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings throughout the years.
Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (implying the strength of diversification)., alongside 4 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 efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided sped up diversification strategies of many oil-exporting countries. published a steady enhancement due to a combination of reduced dependence on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.
with oil exporters having the least expensive scores (though specific 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. Across all areas, the typical score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.
In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating got worse compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement amongst the top 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 difference most 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). 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 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 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 preliminary duration versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing data).
Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference 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 task pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it is in the very best interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.
Sub-Saharan African nations represent around one-third of the total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for over 40% of the total). Consisting of, 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 higher than others; UAE is up more than 45 locations 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 change has actually stalled.
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 duration versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).
Its diversity metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the initial (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 demand (supported by a strong job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it is in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.
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