Evaluating GCC Investment Climates vs Emerging Peers

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA business, describes the appealing opportunities of purchasing GCC Infrastructure, driven by the region's growth and federal government initiatives.

Diversification is attain a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and strategies exist. However there were and The, by producing an index without any qualitative/perceptions indicators. The overall Global EDI is composed of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their dependence on resource leas and possibly score a higher score on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when rate of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in federal government profits, public costs, current account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major commodity exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, across 25 indicators (including three digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI ratings over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's regional ratings positively, it still lags 5 other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point difference in scores (implying the strength of diversification)., alongside four upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income country (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Among 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 strategies of lots of oil-exporting nations. published a consistent improvement due to a combination of decreased dependence on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a modification in the composition of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest ratings (though specific country-specific efficiency has actually varied gradually). 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 typical rating 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 amongst the top 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 region between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent 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 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 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 throughout the duration. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually 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 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 given the rise in medium & modern manufacturing data).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it is in the finest interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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

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shows 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 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 surge in medium & high-tech production data).

Its diversity metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) referral periods., regardless of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic need (supported by a strong task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "primarily reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified by intensifying, it is in the finest interests of product dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.