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Affirming the development of AI in the area, a report released by PwC earlier this month stated that the use of AI amongst the labor force in the Middle East continues to increase, with 75 percent of staff members in the region utilizing it in their jobs over the previous 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 country are all set to deploy AI responsibly, well above the 76 percent global criteria, supported by the Kingdom's data governance community, including national initiatives led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority.

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

Leading organization leaders, policymakers and financiers from the GCC and Latin America just recently checked out how nations from the two regions can grow trade between each other in Dubai, UAE.More than 500 local and worldwide policymakers, presidents, CEOs, company leaders, financiers, and market professionals went to the very first Global Organization 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 said. Both regions depend on each other for essential items.

In 2015 Latin America supplied nearly half the meat imports into the GCC and 36 per cent of the area's total sugar imports, it added. Brazil is without a doubt the biggest trading partner for nations 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 cars and Chile for wood products, said a declaration.

The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce under the theme "Shifting Synergies", explores how services can benefit from the changing patterns of worldwide need and what role Dubai can play in assisting in the next step in organization relations. Dubai Chamber takes a pioneering position not just in the UAE and in the GCC but worldwide too, by serving as a details and research study centre, by supplying business paperwork, providing legal services, helping with networking opportunities through signature organization events and delivering practically every imaginable company solution, it specified.

GCC growth will enhance in 2026, led by faster growth in hydrocarbons; non-oil growth will stay strong however sluggish slightly. Non-oil activity will be supported by population development, new industries, and public investment; inflation will stay soft, while financial policy will loosen. Hydrocarbons sector development will speed up, balancing out in part lower oil rates; fiscal balances will be combined, with surpluses in UAE and Qatar, but deficits continue elsewhere.

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SHARJAH (WAM) The GCC and larger Middle East region 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 business leaders at the 9th edition of Sharjah Entrepreneurial Festival (SEF 2026). Throughout a panel conversation on the first day of SEF 2026 examining "What Does the Next Year of Endeavor Capital Look Like", speakers concurred that the emerging local investment landscape appears promising.

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Reacting to a question on local startups' prospects of benefiting from current investments in digital infrastructure, Tala Al Jabri, Founder and Managing Partner of Wyld VC stated: "We have a lot opting for us in the area: the low cost of energy, a very progressive federal government that is ahead in policy, regulation and information personal privacy; and actually strong academic organizations that are increasingly looking at AI and turning out technical skill in AI."She added: "Our ultimate goal is to see this region, specifically the GCC, end up being an AI superpower.

Our biggest motorist right now is buying skill, because in the AI race, it's the technical skill that really wins."Focusing on the attractiveness of the area for investors, Christos Mastoras, Founder and Handling Partner of Iliad Partners, stated: "I think we are extremely lucky to onboard the 3 biggest banks of Greece as LPs [Limited Partners] for financial investment in the region.

"International growth funds are coming in, which reveals clear indications of maturity of the ecosystem The capability of the UAE and regional federal governments to attract skill; their innovation-first method, abundance of capital here in addition to inflow internationally are the key foundation."Paula Tavangar, Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital said that within the region, Saudi Arabia is leading the number of deals with the highest worths, with 250 "biggest ticket size" offers tape-recorded in 2025 in the nation.