Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa ... - Wamda.com

Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa ReportLevant macro-economic investment driversKey Input forenablingEconomic ActivityAvailability ofCapitalMain Structural Factors of Investment Landscape(Selection, Non-Exhaustive)Factors driving Demand forProducts and Services from the RegionBusinessEnablingInfrastructureInstitutionalFramweorkForecastedIndex of EconomicGDP (2) Population (2) Population Enabling Infrastructure (4) Freedom (IEF)Growth (5)(3)Loans/GDP (1) $US Bn. Mn. CAGR 10-20Infras. Spending / GDP As ref., IEF US= 81Levant 58% 283.7 66.1 1.9% 38.8% 58Lebanon - 42 4.3 0.7% - 60Jordan 75% 30 6.6 1.5% 38.8% 66Syria 42% 66 23 1.6% - 49Iraq - 147 32.2 2.3% - -The Levant countries house around 66 million inhabitants and have an overall GDP of around USD284 billion. Whilethe Levant population is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.9 per cent over the coming 10 years, the GDP is expectedto grow at around 8.8 per cent on a nominal basis; as such the GDP per capita is expected to increase substantially.This will translate into increasing consumer spending in domestic markets.39