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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA company, lays out the attractive chances of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's growth and federal government efforts.
Diversification is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversity visions and methods exist. The overall International EDI is composed of tracking.
For non-diversified countries, when price of the product falls, there is a substantial decrease in government income, public costs, existing account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including major commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 signs (including 3 digital signs). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI scores throughout the years.

Although structural reforms and diversity efforts carried out by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (indicating the strength of diversification)., along with 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 stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversity strategies of lots of oil-exporting countries. published a consistent enhancement due to a combination of lowered reliance on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.
with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though specific country-specific performance has actually 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 median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in North America.
In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating got worse compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an improvement 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 difference most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area in between the resource-heavy states (e.g.
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). 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 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 period. The caught or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has actually stalled.
reveals a substantial increase in typical 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 recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially provided the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).
Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation 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 task pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it remains in the very best interests of product reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.
Sub-Saharan African nations account for around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter two together representing over 40% of the total). Including, 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 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 countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.
reveals a significant boost in average 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 outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the rise in medium & high-tech manufacturing information).
Its diversification metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement 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 project pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.
Current Middle East Stock Market Patterns to WatchKuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is in the very best interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.
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