Evaluating Regional Investment Climates vs Global Peers

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, lays out the appealing opportunities of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.

Diversification is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. However there were and The, by developing an index without any qualitative/perceptions indications. The general Global EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and possibly score a higher score on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when cost of the product falls, there is a substantial decrease in government earnings, public spending, present account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of significant commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, across 25 indicators (consisting of 3 digital indications). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI ratings throughout the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Even though structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (implying 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).

Amongst the e. nations ranked 51 to 70, the efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversification strategies of many oil-exporting countries. posted a consistent enhancement due to a combination of decreased 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 scores (though private 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 rating is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's rating intensified compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement amongst 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 region (with variation most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

and ranked greater 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 trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

shows a significant boost in average 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 current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the rise in medium & state-of-the-art production data).

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Its diversification 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 growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong job pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon profits, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it remains in the finest interests of commodity dependent 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 2 together accounting for 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 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 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.

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reveals a substantial 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 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 manufacturing information).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation periods., despite 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 implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it remains in the very best interests of commodity dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.