Benefits of Expanding Manufacturing Projects across Middle East

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, details the attractive opportunities of buying GCC Infrastructure, driven by the area's growth and federal government initiatives.

Diversification is attain a balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. However there were and The, by producing an index with no qualitative/perceptions indications. The overall Global EDI is made up of tracking. As commodity exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and possibly score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when price of the product falls, there is a significant decrease in government profits, public costs, existing account balance and international reserves: more volatility. The (including major product exporters, not restricted to simply oil) over the, across 25 signs (including three digital signs). North America, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific nations top EDI ratings over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Although structural reforms and diversification efforts carried out by the GCC impacted MENA's local ratings positively, it still lags 5 other local groups., with the leading 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in scores (indicating the strength of diversification)., along with 4 upper-middle earnings (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 efficiency of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, given sped up diversification plans of numerous oil-exporting nations. published a constant improvement due to a mix of minimized reliance on fuel exports, minimized exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though private country-specific performance has actually varied 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. Throughout all regions, the mean 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 worsened compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an improvement among the leading countries. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least variability is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA region (with variance 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 overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 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 ).

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 period. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has stalled.

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 initial period versus 2020-24). with UAE exceeding in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern production information).

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Its diversity metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement in between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference 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 job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon profits, "mainly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment identified 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 two 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 locations in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the period. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has actually stalled.

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reveals a substantial 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 surpassing in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade arrangements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly offered the surge in medium & modern manufacturing data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the initial (2000-04) and final (2020-24) recommendation periods., despite 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 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 effectiveness enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment identified by magnifying, it remains in the finest interests of commodity dependent countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.