Analysing New GCC Research for Future Insights

Affirming the growth of AI in the region, a report released by PwC previously this month stated that the use of AI amongst the workforce in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of employees in the region utilizing it in their jobs over the past 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the innovation sector and stated that 84 percent of CEOs in the nation are prepared to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent worldwide standard, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, including national efforts led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area appealing, consisting of having more pragmatic laws to permit for experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Leading magnate, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently explored how nations from the 2 regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and international policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, company leaders, financiers, and industry professionals participated in the first Global Company Forum Latin America held at the Atlantis Palm - Dubai.

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In 2015 the GCC comprised of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, imported $11 billion worth of goods from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers said. Both regions rely on each other for vital items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the region's overall sugar imports, it included. Brazil is by far the largest trading partner for countries in the area, followed by Argentina and Mexico. Amongst the Latin American states, the GCC relies on Brazil for meat (primarily poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood products, said a statement.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", checks out how businesses can gain from the changing patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in helping with the next step in business relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by acting as an information and research centre, by supplying organization paperwork, using legal services, facilitating networking opportunities by means of signature business events and providing practically every imaginable service service, it stated.

GCC growth will strengthen in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid but sluggish somewhat. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, brand-new industries, and public investment; inflation will remain soft, while monetary policy will loosen up. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil costs; fiscal balances will be mixed, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, however deficits persist in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and broader Middle East area is poised for the next wave of financial investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused government policies attracting funds and skill, stated business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Celebration (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 taking a look at "What Does the Next Year of Equity Capital Appear Like", speakers agreed that the emerging regional financial investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on local start-ups' prospects of benefiting from recent financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Creator and Managing Partner of Wyld VC said: "We have so much going for us in the area: the low cost of energy, an extremely progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information privacy; and truly strong universities that are progressively taking a look at AI and ending up technical talent in AI."She included: "Our supreme goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, become an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist right now is purchasing skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Concentrating on the attractiveness of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Managing Partner of Iliad Partners, said: "I think we are really lucky to onboard the 3 largest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for investment in the area.

"International growth funds are coming in, which shows clear indications of maturity of the environment The capability of the UAE and local governments to bring in talent; their innovation-first technique, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow worldwide are the crucial foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the area, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of handle the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers recorded in 2025 in the nation.