Roadmap to GCC Financial Market Success in 2026

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, outlines the attractive opportunities of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's development and government initiatives.

Diversity is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversification visions and methods exist. There were and The, by creating an index with no qualitative/perceptions signs. The general Worldwide EDI is composed of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource rents and potentially score a greater rating on the EDI.

For non-diversified countries, when price of the commodity falls, there is a substantial decrease in federal government income, public spending, bank account balance and worldwide reserves: more volatility. The (including significant product exporters, not limited to just oil) over the, throughout 25 signs (consisting of three digital indicators). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries leading EDI scores over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Even though structural reforms and diversity efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local scores favorably, it still lags five other regional groups., with the leading 10 nations having less than a 10-point distinction in ratings (indicating the strength of diversity)., alongside 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. nations ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stick out (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, provided sped up diversity strategies of lots of oil-exporting countries. published a constant enhancement due to a mix of lowered dependence on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a modification in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the lowest scores (though specific country-specific performance has differed 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. Across all areas, the mean rating 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 score got worse compared to 2000)., but more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom rather than an enhancement among the leading nations. 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 variation likely driven by the dichotomy within the region 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 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 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed up 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman rose 17 ranks throughout the period. The trapped or worse off nations are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural transformation has actually stalled.

shows 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 initial 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 (partially offered the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

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Its diversity metrics have actually stagnated, showing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (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 job pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon income, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and revenue collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment identified by heightening, it is 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 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 ).

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 throughout the duration. The trapped or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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reveals a significant boost in typical EDI ratings from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary duration versus 2020-24). with UAE outshining in the trade sub-index (supported by current bilateral trade contracts & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partially offered the surge in medium & high-tech production data).

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

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mostly showing non-hydrocarbon tax base expansions and earnings collection efficiency improvements", according to the IMF. In the existing geopolitical environment characterized by magnifying, it is in the very best interests of product reliant nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.