How to Scale GCC Strategy in 2026

Affirming the growth of AI in the area, a report launched by PwC earlier this month stated that the use of AI among the workforce in the Middle East continues to rise, with 75 percent of employees in the region utilizing it in their tasks over the previous 12 months.

In November, a report launched by KPMG highlighted Saudi Arabia's progress in the technology sector and said that 84 percent of CEOs in the country are ready to release AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent international criteria, supported by the Kingdom's information governance ecosystem, including nationwide initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Expert System Authority.

Policymakers are thinking holistically about how to make the area attractive, including having more pragmatic laws to enable experimentation and growth," stated the report.

Top business leaders, policymakers and investors from the GCC and Latin America recently checked out how countries from the two regions can grow trade in between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 regional and global policymakers, heads of state, CEOs, magnate, investors, and industry experts attended the first Global Organization Online 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 products from Latin America. And exports to Latin America from the region were $5.6 billion, a declaration from organisers stated. Both areas depend on each other for important products.

In 2015 Latin America provided nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's total sugar imports, it added. 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 counts on Brazil for meat (mainly poultry), Argentina for cereals, Mexico for lorries and Chile for wood items, stated a declaration.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the style "Shifting Synergies", explores how organizations can take advantage of the altering patterns of global need and what role Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in service relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not only in the UAE and in the GCC but internationally too, by acting as a details and research study centre, by providing organization documents, offering legal services, assisting in networking opportunities through signature company occasions and delivering practically every conceivable organization option, it specified.

GCC growth will reinforce in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil development will stay solid however slow a little. Non-oil activity will be supported by population growth, new markets, 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 combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue in other places.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and wider Middle East area is poised for the next wave of investments in AI and tech-led sectors, with business-friendly and innovation-focused federal government policies attracting funds and skill, stated magnate at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). During a panel conversation on the very first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Venture Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on regional start-ups' prospects of taking advantage of current financial investments in digital facilities, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Handling Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot going for us in the region: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, guideline and information privacy; and actually strong universities that are significantly looking at AI and ending up technical skill in AI."She added: "Our supreme objective is to see this region, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our most significant motorist today is investing in skill, due to the fact that in the AI race, it's the technical talent that really wins."Concentrating on the appearance of the area for financiers, Christos Mastoras, Creator and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I believe we are really lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International development funds are coming in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the community The capability of the UAE and local governments to attract skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here as well as inflow internationally are the key structure blocks."Paula Tavangar, Chief Financial Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the variety of offers with the highest worths, with 250 "largest ticket size" deals tape-recorded in 2025 in the country.