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Building Sustainable Financial Structures with GCC Securities

Published Aug 25, 26
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Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, describes the attractive opportunities of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's growth and federal government efforts.

Diversification is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and methods exist. But there were and The, by developing an index without any qualitative/perceptions indicators. The general International EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and potentially score a greater score on the EDI.

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For non-diversified countries, when price of the product falls, there is a substantial decline in government income, public costs, bank account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including major product exporters, not limited to simply oil) over the, throughout 25 indicators (including 3 digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations leading EDI ratings over the years.

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Although structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's regional scores favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point distinction in scores (suggesting the strength of diversity)., together with 4 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 performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided accelerated diversity strategies of numerous oil-exporting nations. posted a steady enhancement due to a mix of lowered dependence on fuel exports, reduced exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the least expensive scores (though specific country-specific performance has actually varied 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. Across all areas, the median score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the greatest in North America.

In 2024, the (China was amongst the leading ranked, while Mongolia's score aggravated compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement amongst 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 region (with variation most likely driven by the dichotomy within the area 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 2 together accounting for over 40% of the overall). Including, 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 locations in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks throughout the duration. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

reveals a considerable boost in average EDI ratings from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary period versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & state-of-the-art production information).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, revealing the least enhancement 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 need (supported by a strong project pipeline and application) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and revenue collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment defined by magnifying, it remains in the very best interests of product reliant countries 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 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 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 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the duration. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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reveals a significant increase in average EDI scores from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary period versus 2020-24). with UAE outshining 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 information).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement in between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) referral 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 task pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and profits collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it is in the finest interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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