Is GCC Emerging as Primary Investment Powerhouse?

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA organization, describes the appealing chances of investing in GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's development and federal government efforts.

Diversity is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. The total International EDI is made up of tracking.

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

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Although structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (suggesting the strength of diversification)., along with 4 upper-middle income (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 stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given accelerated diversification plans of lots of oil-exporting nations. posted a steady improvement due to a mix of minimized dependence on fuel exports, lowered exports concentration and a change in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable ratings (though private country-specific performance has actually differed with 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. Throughout all regions, the median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the top ranked, while Mongolia's score intensified compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an improvement among the leading 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 variance most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region 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 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 ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

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 rose 17 ranks throughout the duration. The caught or even worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

reveals a substantial 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 duration versus 2020-24). with UAE surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly given the rise in medium & high-tech production data).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., in spite 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 project pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "primarily showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it remains in the finest interests of product reliant nations 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 two together representing over 40% of the overall). Consisting of, there has 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 up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the period. The caught or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

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reveals a considerable 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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the rise in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing data).

Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral 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 project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and income collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is in the finest interests of commodity dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.