The focused areas are cloud computing, logistics, automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, food production, mining, and pharmaceuticals.
The report said Algeria and Egypt, representing over 60 per cent of the regional market, were the primary drivers of this growth.
Israel’s subsequent campaign in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of more than 50,983 people, according to the Hamas-run health authority.
Benin Republic, a major food importer, ranked fifth on the index with a food fraud score of 71.65.
Health officials said Israel has killed nearly 700 Palestinians since it resumed its attacks, including at least 400 women and children.
Egypt, alongside Qatar and the United States, has been acting as a mediator between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Archaeologists have uncovered a long-lost tomb in Egypt, the first to be discovered since Tutankhamun’s burial in 1922.
Leaders from Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf States are expected in Riyadh on Friday, Arab diplomatic circles said.
Hamas said Egypt and Qatar, which, with U.S. support, mediated the ceasefire deal had stepped up efforts to break the impasse.
The statement noted that reconstruction of the Gaza Strip must be carried out.
