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Building Sustainable Investment Portfolios with GCC Securities

Published Aug 15, 26
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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, lays out the attractive opportunities of purchasing GCC Facilities, driven by the region's growth and federal government efforts.

Diversification is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. However there were and The, by developing an index without any qualitative/perceptions indicators. The total Worldwide EDI is made up of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and possibly score a higher score on the EDI.

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For non-diversified nations, when cost of the commodity falls, there is a substantial decrease in federal government income, public costs, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including significant commodity exporters, not restricted to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indications (including 3 digital indicators). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI scores over the years.

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Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local scores positively, it still lags five other local groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in scores (indicating the strength of diversity)., alongside four upper-middle earnings (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Amongst the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversification plans of lots of oil-exporting nations. posted a constant enhancement due to a mix of reduced reliance on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though specific country-specific efficiency has actually differed 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 mean score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score aggravated compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement among 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 region (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 total, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together representing 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 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 during the period. The trapped or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

shows 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 recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the rise in medium & modern manufacturing data).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (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 need (supported by a strong task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and revenue collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it remains in the finest interests of commodity 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 two 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 5 years pre- and post-pandemic ).

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

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reveals a significant 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 & state-of-the-art production data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement 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 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, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it remains in the best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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