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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 federal government efforts.

Diversification is achieve a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. There were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The total Global EDI is made up of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and possibly score a greater score on the EDI.

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For non-diversified countries, when rate of the product falls, there is a significant decline in government profits, public costs, present account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including significant commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, across 25 indications (consisting of 3 digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI scores for many years.

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Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (indicating the strength of diversification)., 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).

Among the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided sped up diversity plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. published a steady improvement due to a combination of minimized reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (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. Across 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 leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating aggravated compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement among the leading 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 likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African nations represent 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 ).

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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 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.

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 duration 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 provided the rise in medium & modern manufacturing information).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing 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 job pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon profits, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection performance 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.

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). Consisting of, 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 increased 17 ranks throughout the period. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

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reveals a considerable 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 duration versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern production information).

Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) reference 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 project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection efficiency enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of product dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.